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416 pages • first pub 1913 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199555123
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 15 January 2009
Description
Edith Wharton's satiric anatomy of American society in the first decade of the twentieth century appeared in 1913; it both appalled and fascinated its first reviewers, and established her as a major novelist. The Saturday Review wrote that she had...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,128 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
challenging 27%
dark 21%
emotional 19%
lighthearted 14%
sad 14%
tense 12%
informative 6%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 92% | Yes: 4% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Toxic relationship, InfidelityModerate
Death of parent, Death, Religious bigotryMinor
Alcohol, Pregnancy, Abandonment
416 pages • first pub 1913 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199555123
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 15 January 2009
Description
Edith Wharton's satiric anatomy of American society in the first decade of the twentieth century appeared in 1913; it both appalled and fascinated its first reviewers, and established her as a major novelist. The Saturday Review wrote that she had...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,128 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
challenging 27%
dark 21%
emotional 19%
lighthearted 14%
sad 14%
tense 12%
informative 6%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 92% | Yes: 4% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Toxic relationship, InfidelityModerate
Death of parent, Death, Religious bigotryMinor
Alcohol, Pregnancy, Abandonment