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The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
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Start date
May 1, 2012
Finish date
May 31, 2012
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The group read for May. This is also one of the authors for the author challenge.

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Sorento62
Nov 24, 2013 rated it liked it
I liked this book, but not enough to recommend it. Some of the interchanges between husband and wife were spot on genius. As a commentary on the individual feeling straight-jacketed by societal expectations, the book is very good. There is some forbidden love romantic tension, and some noble renununciation of the Emily Dickinson kind: "itself choosing against itself, itself to justify unto itself". Also, a recognition of how one's fate can turn on a dime.
But overall it's a bit of a yawner. ...more
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Feb 07, 2012 rated it it was ok
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