A review by emilyinherhead
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

dark funny reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

You asked me just now for the truth; well, the truth about any girl is that once she’s talked about she’s done for; and the more she explains her case the worse it looks. (306)

So this is basically The Hills set about a hundred years earlier. It made me so glad to live in a time when I, a woman, can work for a living without anyone commenting on it or thinking twice about it. I have a husband but I don’t need one to live, and in my free time I don’t have to worry about making and receiving calls or playing bridge. Just wish someone would have warned Miss Bart a little more strongly about that whole sleeping medication dosage thing.