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First the good: Wharton could craft a sentence like nobody's business, and she takes apart uptight, traditional, suffocating gender roles and class divisions. She also manages to make an utterly unlikable character somehow sympathetic, and I am always drawn to anti-heroes. The ending, which I won't spoil, is described in one review as the most ambiguous in American literature.
Yep. It was a real "Wait, what?!" moment.
Finally, the cover is gorgeous and I want that dress!!
OK now the bad: it's viru ...more
Yep. It was a real "Wait, what?!" moment.
Finally, the cover is gorgeous and I want that dress!!
OK now the bad: it's viru ...more
Tout de même une histoire qui m'a tenu sur le bout de ma chaise. On sent dans ce roman, la fin du standard littéraire victorien, qui tend vers une écriture cherchant à briser les conventions. La réflexion sur le rôle des classes sociales y est présente, mais la chute de Lily nous emmène sur un nouveau chemin.
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Mar 06, 2014
Megan
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Oct 06, 2018
Elizabeth Qualia
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