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The Age of Innocence
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June 1, 2013
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June 30, 2013

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Jeremy C. Brown
What a great book, I mean, except terrible ending… how can you end a book like that?.. is that a spoiler? Well I’m sure some people love the ending, so seeing how it’s personal preference maybe it’s not a spoiler?

This is a very interesting book! Edith Warton’s writing is very witty and funny. I mean just look at this quote: “An unalterable and unquestioned law of the musical world required that the German text of French operas sung by Swedish artists should be translated into Italian for the cle
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Dec 14, 2010 rated it liked it
I liked the book but I felt like I wanted to know more and you were always left on the outside. I guess thats what she was meaning as this is a book not really about love but about society and its expectations. I think she made her point well and in a good way. Must be why it won a pulitzer prize. I just couldn't relate well with the story so it isn't one of my personal favorites. ...more
Esther
Jan 04, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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