A review by alex_k99
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The House of Mirth is a wonderful novel that gives an empathetic look into the mind of Lily Bart, a high society socialite in New York at the turn of the century. I loved pretty much everything about it from characterisations to descriptions, however the weakest link of it is the second half - at a certain point of the novel the plot just kind of stops progressing and instead goes back and forth until the the book ends on a decidedly depressing note.
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