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Have you ever read a book that made you think, How does the author do it? How can he/she make every sentence like a work of art? That's how I felt about this book. I'm in awe of Wharton's writing. Was she born with this talent? Did she learn to write this way? A bit of both? I'm also amazed at her ability to make The House of Mirth both a comedy and a tragedy. The characters in this book are so awful, selfish, cruel, and shallow that it's funny. As the reader, you can see their stupidity but the
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pretty good, though the end of these enlightened women of the 1800's books is always disappointing and depressing.
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I wanted to give this 5 stars but the ending let me down. I thought it was too obvious. However I thought the rest of the book was amazing, Wharton has a wonderful way with words. Each sentence was beautifully crafted and I loved how she explained all the delicacies of the society.
Rise and tragic fall of Lily Bart in New York Society around turn of 20th century. Kind of painful to see that era's version of gender roles, which the novel spends much time contemplating but never challenging.
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