So I would recommend this book to book clubs only because there is so much to discuss. I know that there is a ton of symbolism but honestly I think I've decided I'm just not much of a "classics" reader. I think they are hard to understand and follow. This was very depressing to me and I did not enjoy reading it.

The setting takes place in the cold of winter in a time when there were no telephones or cars and people were dependent on neighbors for help in surviving.