I read this one a little less than three months ago. I ended up liking this much more than I thought I would. First, I have realized that I don't usually like short stories. And second, I thought it was going to be a lot like Katherine Mansfield where it would be a bunch of stories about nothing. I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed pretty much every story in this book. Chopin's writing style was great and kept me engaged even when the stories were slower paced. While the main story, The Awakening, is about a woman who is dissatisfied with her marriage and begins to pursue a love interest outside of that marriage, which is the kind of story I don't usually enjoy because the main character usually annoys me too much, Chopin wrote it in such a great way in describing the main character's thoughts and emotions that I quite enjoyed it. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I don't need to agree with a character's actions in order to appreciate and enjoy the story. The rest of the book is 13 short stories that are much shorter than the novella, The Awakening. The majority of the stories, while mostly common in theme, were also enjoyable mainly because I didn't get tired of Chopin's writing. One that stands out that was different than the others was "Elizabeth Stock's One Story" which was fantastic. But I think my favorite was "The Godmother" which had some Crime and Punishment vibes. Good stuff, Kate Chopin, I like your style.
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