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cararock 's review for:
The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton
If you enjoy reading action & lively plot, then this book is not for you. It's all character. If you enjoy reading about self-absorbed rich people, then this book IS for you. Having been put on a time constraint while reading this, let me tell you I struggled. This book is meant to be absorbed at a slower pace. I hate that I had to begrudgingly force myself to read this when I didn't want to because it dampened my experience of such a book. (It's crazy for me to even think that this was written over 100 years ago...)
The writing style, while slow and hard to follow at times if you aren't used to classic literature, truly is beautiful. There are so many lines you have to go back and re-read 10 times just so you can absorb them. And I found the ending, while tragic, to just be so lovely. I'd say definitely take your time and give this one a chance, if you ever get the opportunity.
The writing style, while slow and hard to follow at times if you aren't used to classic literature, truly is beautiful. There are so many lines you have to go back and re-read 10 times just so you can absorb them. And I found the ending, while tragic, to just be so lovely. I'd say definitely take your time and give this one a chance, if you ever get the opportunity.