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softcover_sarah 's review for:
The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton
Wharton is a skilled critic of her class, uncompromising in her depiction of Lily Bart, a true beauty, caught in the tension between the identity she was bred for--marriage to a man of means enough to support a frivolous lifestyle--and the realization of herself as an agent in the world. After reading, it is impossible not to envy Lily, to hate her, to sympathize with her, to be annoyed with her, to root for her. Her complexity is a testament to Wharton's skill, and make for a fulfilling read.