I have just read a review by Sparrow and I feel I have nothing to add. Moreover, I think that her review was even better than a book. 
 "The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth" 
 I am sure I would have enjoyed it more if the topic had been new to me. But I have read a few (as a matter of fact many) books when women fought with social limits and so on. 
 The style of writing was noticeable, flowing. There are writers that use the language to tell a story and there are these for whom the language is something more. Kate Chopin belonged to the latter. 
 "I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself" 
 The story was undoubtedly moving. I am sure I will remember it for a very long time but it didn't grip me as it could have.