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The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton
"What did you think?" These four innocent words rest atop the box in which I am expected to write my thoughts on The House of Mirth, but honestly, I'm so blown away that I can't really say with any clarity what I think about this book. I really loved Lily Bart. She was not only able to use her social charms to keep her cohorts interested in her, but I as the reader was equally easily reeled in. However, I found it quite sad that while Lily was an expert on others and what would make them tick, she did not have equal insight into herself. To be fair, she showed some insight into what she truly wanted, usually instigated by Selden's presence in her life, but these glimmers were too few and far between for Lily to really make any use of them. I don't want to give anything away about this book and all its glorious twists and turns, but the ending is actually pretty great because Lily's immediate wishes actually do get answered. This book reads kind of like Moll Flanders in reverse, so if you liked that book, you might also like this one. It also had the feel of a Jane Austen novel, though not as light with its subject matter. I confess myself satisfied.