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In reality they all lived in a kind of hieroglyphic world, where the real thing was never said or done or even thought, but only represented by a set of arbitrary signs.
Wharton's 1920 novel about New York's upper crust society in the 1870s won her the first Pulitzer Prize awarded to a female author, and rightfully so. The story of a young man picking his way through a difficult choice between a safe marriage and forbidden romance is not only impeccably written but the main theme of societal acce ...more
Wharton's 1920 novel about New York's upper crust society in the 1870s won her the first Pulitzer Prize awarded to a female author, and rightfully so. The story of a young man picking his way through a difficult choice between a safe marriage and forbidden romance is not only impeccably written but the main theme of societal acce ...more
I wish we could have spent some time with the two leading women, Ellen & May, rather than just with the feckless Newland Archer. Still, it's an absorbing story, and well told.
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The book is so much better than the movie!
Excellent writing, tension & character views.
Apr 11, 2009
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it was amazing
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