Thursday 6 April 2023

#ThrowbackThursday. The House of Mirth

Wharton, Edith "The House of Mirth" - 1905

This is yet another story that gives us an insight in the struggle of women in the past.

The author grew up in the upper-class and became a great critic of the type of lifestyle where you had to getmarried to the right man. A brilliant novel

We discussed this in our international book club in March 2004.

Read my original review here

8 comments:

  1. I'm hoping to read some Wharton (for the first time) this year. I have this and 'Age of Innocence' to choose between.

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    1. Well, whichever one you choose, Kitten, enjoy. I would not be able to recommend one or the other, only read this one and Ethan Frome and they were both great.

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  2. This is a brilliant novel, though so sad. I think it's my favorite of Edith Wharton's novels.

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    1. Sometimes the saddest stories are the best, don't you think, Lark. I know I liked it very much.

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  3. I read and reviewed this novel back in April 2015. I didn't like it. I thought it was long, drawn out, B-O-R-I-N-G, and DEPRESSING!

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    1. I'm sorry you didn't like the book, Lisa. But they can't be for all of us.

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  4. I read this for the first time relatively recently. Such a great novel.

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    1. I totally agree, Reese. As you can see, it's been a while with me but still resonates. Thanks.

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