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512 pages • first pub 1913 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684825885
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 01 August 1997
Description
First published in 1913 and regarded by many critics as her most substantial novel, The Custom of the Country is Edith Wharton's powerful saga about the beautiful, ruthless Undine Spragg. A woman of extraordinary ambition and exuberant vitality, U...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,122 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
challenging 27%
dark 20%
emotional 20%
lighthearted 15%
sad 12%
tense 12%
adventurous 5%
informative 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 29%Loveable characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 93% | Yes: 3% | 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
Toxic relationship, Suicide, AbandonmentModerate
Death of parent, Death, GaslightingMinor
Alcohol, Pregnancy, Infidelity
512 pages • first pub 1913 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684825885
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 01 August 1997
Description
First published in 1913 and regarded by many critics as her most substantial novel, The Custom of the Country is Edith Wharton's powerful saga about the beautiful, ruthless Undine Spragg. A woman of extraordinary ambition and exuberant vitality, U...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,122 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
challenging 27%
dark 20%
emotional 20%
lighthearted 15%
sad 12%
tense 12%
adventurous 5%
informative 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 29%Loveable characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 93% | Yes: 3% | 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
Toxic relationship, Suicide, AbandonmentModerate
Death of parent, Death, GaslightingMinor
Alcohol, Pregnancy, Infidelity