tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post4896267707408064769..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Book 125: Finished.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-60024632315081837322012-01-30T15:40:20.825-05:002012-01-30T15:40:20.825-05:00I read this one before Mirth but I loved this one ...I read this one before Mirth but I loved this one more, I think it was in my early days of blogging and I really need to reread it! I kept comparing Portrait of a Lady to this novel in my head for some reason and I don't know if it was just that the last name of Archer was in common or if there was something really similar about Countess Olenska and Isabella Archer...Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-1191095570706573392012-01-17T17:40:14.291-05:002012-01-17T17:40:14.291-05:00I'm glad you liked this book too! I loved the ...I'm glad you liked this book too! I loved the end.IngridLolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079137600900264656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-32820533754233852162012-01-17T13:37:07.644-05:002012-01-17T13:37:07.644-05:00I read this one before Mirth, but still loved Mirt...I read this one before Mirth, but still loved Mirth more. Wharton has such a talent for writing about unfulfilled desire. It leaves you aching for the characters.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-78056426206049458242012-01-16T20:14:50.635-05:002012-01-16T20:14:50.635-05:00Yes, Yes, Yes! After Ethan Frome (which bored me ...Yes, Yes, Yes! After Ethan Frome (which bored me to tears the first time, but which I at least appreciated on the second go-around), this book turned me around on Wharton. Love, love love. <br /><br />Glad you enjoyed it!Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-44715632615952252142012-01-15T18:29:42.877-05:002012-01-15T18:29:42.877-05:00Wow, the Oxford Classics edition looks so pretty! ...Wow, the Oxford Classics edition looks so pretty! Congrats on the halfway mark!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-32968958910450380572012-01-15T10:47:40.729-05:002012-01-15T10:47:40.729-05:00This sounds lovely! I can't wait to read it! (...This sounds lovely! I can't wait to read it! (Or <i>The House of Mirth.</i>) ;)*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-8983452021945028672012-01-15T02:58:58.742-05:002012-01-15T02:58:58.742-05:00I'd disagree with Trisha - 'Ethan Frome...I'd disagree with Trisha - 'Ethan Frome' is good, but 'The Age of Innocence' is so effortlessly wonderful, a great novel. It was interesting for me to move from my usual Victorian novels to a later, parallel, society accross the pond :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-20163855413856333802012-01-15T00:33:50.640-05:002012-01-15T00:33:50.640-05:00I think I really need to give Wharton a go- I feel...I think I really need to give Wharton a go- I feel like I would really be wowed by her insights into the decaying decadence of the era :-) Also, just to be a little shallow - SUCH BEAUTIFUL COVERS!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-40562104069950700202012-01-14T13:56:22.244-05:002012-01-14T13:56:22.244-05:00I've never read anything by Edith Wharton but ...I've never read anything by Edith Wharton but you make this sound really, really interesting. Great review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-62867520636518854862012-01-14T11:41:07.516-05:002012-01-14T11:41:07.516-05:00I love Edith Wharton's books and really enjoy ...I love Edith Wharton's books and really enjoy her writing style and commentary on society. She can be very witty and sarcastic. Age of Innocence is a great book and she has some other ones, not as well known, that are quite good too.<br />Wonderful review :o)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866342436745173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-77848128429617790202012-01-14T09:46:44.105-05:002012-01-14T09:46:44.105-05:00I read this right after reading Ethan Frome, and I...I read this right after reading Ethan Frome, and I have to admit that Frome really won out for me. I liked this one but not quite as much. :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.com