The Glimpses of the Moon in Reading 1001

Apr 21, 2024 Rosemary rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001-books

Nick and Susy are a just-married impoverished American couple who before their marriage lived mostly on the generosity of their friends. They fell in love and decided to marry on the basis that if they asked for all their wedding presents in the form of cash and stayed at friends’ houses in Europe as much as possible, they should have enough money for a year-long honeymoon. Things are blissful at first, but then there’s trouble.

This is a short book that would have been even shorter, perhaps not ...more

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May 15, 2018 Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ... rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics, 1001-books

Wharton's writing is always exquisite; her words are careful and perfectly placed. Reading Wharton is a lovely, quiet experience. Unfortunately though, I do not think I am her audience. I have never been a fan of romance novels and that is her sweet spot. However, the prose is so good that even I see its charm and its worthiness of a high rating. ...more

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May 04, 2020 Kristel rated it liked it

Shelves: 1001-books, 1001-challenge, romance

This is a tale of young woman who knows how to hang on to the rich. She meets a man, convinces him that they can marry and live on an extended honeymoon and at the end of the year, they can end their marriage and go their own ways. This works out for awhile but then things don't quite go as planned. It is romance with the marriage disrupted by social pressure and instability. The title is also a metaphor with the moon which opens and ends the story. It is definitely not her best work but she wro ...more

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Nov 04, 2018 Chinook rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1001, america, europe, audiobook, 1-kindle

It’s like the House of Mirth but with the character growth that allows for a happy ending. As such, I think I may have enjoyed this one more - the other might be more realistic overall, but this one was sweeter.

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