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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My first Wharton and I was not disappointed.
There is longing on every page. But there is also social commentary and male hypocrisy.
Archer Newland is an interesting romantic lead because he's not idealised. He's as pompous and patronising to women as you'd expect a privileged, rich white guy to be. But somehow I still empathised with him and willed him to break free of the societal constraints. He's too weak to do that though.
May and Ellen are the strong characters, even though they have more to lose societally and financially than Archer.
It's beautifully written and Scorcese's 90s adaptation has to be one of the best book adaptations ever. He captured all the internal moments of the characters. The visuals of the film were a great mental companion to this book.
I wanted a tragic romance and this more than delivered. I'll definitely read more Wharton.
There is longing on every page. But there is also social commentary and male hypocrisy.
Archer Newland is an interesting romantic lead because he's not idealised. He's as pompous and patronising to women as you'd expect a privileged, rich white guy to be. But somehow I still empathised with him and willed him to break free of the societal constraints. He's too weak to do that though.
May and Ellen are the strong characters, even though they have more to lose societally and financially than Archer.
It's beautifully written and Scorcese's 90s adaptation has to be one of the best book adaptations ever. He captured all the internal moments of the characters. The visuals of the film were a great mental companion to this book.
I wanted a tragic romance and this more than delivered. I'll definitely read more Wharton.
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
No me gustan las historias de infidelidades
Love! Love! Love! This took me a while to get through but it was so worth it. I love the way she criticized New York society without painting the characters in a negative light - they were just following the rules of the time even if they didn’t make sense.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I realized halfway through this book that this wasn't going to be my cup of tea. There are moments where I was invested in what would happen and a lot more moments where I wasn't. I think what really kept me from not finishing the book is sheer curiosity and they way the author was able to keep me asking questions. Still, I am glad I gave it a shot.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Duty vs. Desire- Newland Archer is torn between these two choices.
Does he honor his duty to himself and his family, and live up to the codes of his society by marrying May Welland, who is a perfect match for him with so much going for her? - OR -Does he pursue his heart’s desire to move away from the strictures of his social class and marry May’s cousin, Ellen Olenska?
The Age of Innocence is a wonderful novel. While it is primarily a story of a love triangle, the protagonist, Newland, wants to break away from his social ring which he views as hypocritical, restrictive, and old-styled. Wharton did a stellar job of showing her readers just how difficult Newland’s choices were to make, just like a real person has to make in his or her own life. I also LOVE Edith Wharton’s descriptive writing style. I felt like I was transported back to late 18th/early 19th century high society New York, and this narrator was first class - the best audiobook narrator I’ve ever listened to.
Duty, Desire, Life, Love, and the choices that come with these things make this novel nearly perfect. Edith Wharton is one of the best!
Does he honor his duty to himself and his family, and live up to the codes of his society by marrying May Welland, who is a perfect match for him with so much going for her? - OR -Does he pursue his heart’s desire to move away from the strictures of his social class and marry May’s cousin, Ellen Olenska?
The Age of Innocence is a wonderful novel. While it is primarily a story of a love triangle, the protagonist, Newland, wants to break away from his social ring which he views as hypocritical, restrictive, and old-styled. Wharton did a stellar job of showing her readers just how difficult Newland’s choices were to make, just like a real person has to make in his or her own life. I also LOVE Edith Wharton’s descriptive writing style. I felt like I was transported back to late 18th/early 19th century high society New York, and this narrator was first class - the best audiobook narrator I’ve ever listened to.
Duty, Desire, Life, Love, and the choices that come with these things make this novel nearly perfect. Edith Wharton is one of the best!
This book is 100 years old, and set a few decades earlier than that, so the endnotes are helpful. That said, the book holds up.
I learned in the intro (which I read after the book, because it makes more sense then, and which is overwritten in the way of lit crit papers at the 400 or 500 level, but which does add valuable context) that Wharton was a friend of Henry James, who was my favorite in my Engl major days, so it makes sense that I enjoy her style.
I learned in the intro (which I read after the book, because it makes more sense then, and which is overwritten in the way of lit crit papers at the 400 or 500 level, but which does add valuable context) that Wharton was a friend of Henry James, who was my favorite in my Engl major days, so it makes sense that I enjoy her style.