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Perhaps my introverted nature is the reason that I so enjoy books where people are polite on the surface but all full of emotions underneath. I also like stories where peoples desires are constantly being repressed by societal constraints. I read Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth and loved it even though the end is incredibly depressing. The Age on Innocence has similar themes but without the dark ending.
Newland Archer is a young gentleman from one of the best families in New York society in t ...more
Newland Archer is a young gentleman from one of the best families in New York society in t ...more
4.5 stars.
Edith Wharton told the tale of a love triangle which is not a story that would normally entertain me. I am not a fan of romance novels. But this book is such a lovely story that pushes its protagonist to make choices that are difficult -- and choices that are very real. Newland Archer is not a typical protagonist. He is more flawed, and therefore more real. He is often hypocritical, sometimes sexist and almost always weak-willed. I like that about him, because humans aren't perfect. We ...more
Edith Wharton told the tale of a love triangle which is not a story that would normally entertain me. I am not a fan of romance novels. But this book is such a lovely story that pushes its protagonist to make choices that are difficult -- and choices that are very real. Newland Archer is not a typical protagonist. He is more flawed, and therefore more real. He is often hypocritical, sometimes sexist and almost always weak-willed. I like that about him, because humans aren't perfect. We ...more
"What Can You Expect of a Girl Who was Allowed to Wear Black Satin at Her coming Out Ball?
"Into the exquisite drawing-rooms of New York society in the 1870s returns Ellen Olenska. Mysterious, European, she is an object of rumour and speculation and, unusually in these select circles, the word 'divorce' is whispered about her marriage to a rich Polish Count. To Newland Archer, tenderly in love with May Welland, Ellen's charming presence is a temptation and something to be resisted -- if he can.
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"Into the exquisite drawing-rooms of New York society in the 1870s returns Ellen Olenska. Mysterious, European, she is an object of rumour and speculation and, unusually in these select circles, the word 'divorce' is whispered about her marriage to a rich Polish Count. To Newland Archer, tenderly in love with May Welland, Ellen's charming presence is a temptation and something to be resisted -- if he can.
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I enjoyed this book quite a bit but I would have loved it if the characters
had felt more three dimensional rather than like stick figures there to demonstrate the author's social commentary. ...more
had felt more three dimensional rather than like stick figures there to demonstrate the author's social commentary. ...more
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