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moriartyandherbooks 's review for:
The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton
Damn, I wasn't expecting the story to be so bleak.
I really enjoyed the writing in this book, but everyone was so unlikeable. Lucy, the main character, especially. She enjoyed playing the game so much, on some pretext in her mind that she had to play it, that even though her fate could have been a happy one she sabotaged herself by making dumb mistakes numerous times over. Of course, it doesn't help that both men and women just love gossiping and making assumptions, as long as it saves their own skin, even at Lily's expense.
It also would have been nice if they just talked to each other like normal people too instead of in innuendo and trying to be coy. So, overall, excellent writing, but I didn't care much for the characters.
I really enjoyed the writing in this book, but everyone was so unlikeable. Lucy, the main character, especially. She enjoyed playing the game so much, on some pretext in her mind that she had to play it, that even though her fate could have been a happy one she sabotaged herself by making dumb mistakes numerous times over. Of course, it doesn't help that both men and women just love gossiping and making assumptions, as long as it saves their own skin, even at Lily's expense.
It also would have been nice if they just talked to each other like normal people too instead of in innuendo and trying to be coy. So, overall, excellent writing, but I didn't care much for the characters.