genre_fiction_is_literature 's review for:

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

4.0

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A well written, powerful story. Wharton uses a moral superhero to highlight the ugly ways a woman must stay afloat in high-society in the early 1900's. My one issue with the novel - Lily Bart is too good to be real - but that is probably Wharton's point, no real woman could survive the environment without compromising her values and/or morality.

Would highly recommend to readers of all genres.