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Summer

Edith Wharton

Start date: August 14, 2020

Finish date: August 31, 2020

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Aug 07, 2019 Amy rated it really liked it

Shelves: librivox-audiobooks

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Oct 31, 2016 Viktoriya rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001-books-to-read, classics, 2016, book-i-own

This is probably a good solid 3.5 stars. I liked the story and the writing well enough to want to keep reading. although, I did find some parts somewhat patchy, and not as fluid as some others. Also, for some reasons I kept thinking that the book was set in England, and not in Mass. Even after I knew for sure that it was America, in my head the characters still had a good ol' British accent.
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Jun 16, 2014 Caitlyn rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: summer-challenge-2014, summer-of-classics, 1900-1920

A book about real life, falling in love for the first time and having someone break your heart. How you can get lost in a relationship with someone and loose your best judgment. I had a hard time relating to Charity because I thought she was a little unlikeable. Yet I did feel bad about what happened to her. I'm giving this book 2 1/2 stars because it was a little slow, and seemed to jump around quite a bit. I did like how Wharton did not sugar coat it and put the real life consequence out there ...more

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