tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post6771780237102727750..comments2024-03-28T11:17:43.586+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: The House of MirthCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-69617052174860055082007-12-01T10:55:00.000+00:002007-12-01T10:55:00.000+00:00Thanks, 3M, I'm certainly going to read Ethan From...Thanks, 3M, I'm certainly going to read Ethan Frome, depressing or not I tend to like books that are thought provoking.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-11467450276010811712007-12-01T02:33:00.000+00:002007-12-01T02:33:00.000+00:00Ethan Frome is a quick read and very thought-provo...Ethan Frome is a quick read and very thought-provoking.1morechapterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919728304715220778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-2041939176403396922007-11-28T10:47:00.000+00:002007-11-28T10:47:00.000+00:00Elaine: well that didn't work. Let's try this:Edit...Elaine: well that didn't work. Let's try this:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/21/books/21wharton.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ei=5087&em&en=cad1c9b679aa7230&ex=1195794000" REL="nofollow">Edith Wharton article</A>Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-82278373892764386772007-11-28T10:38:00.000+00:002007-11-28T10:38:00.000+00:00Hi Elaine. I had didn't realise that about The Buc...Hi Elaine. I had didn't realise that about The Buccaneers, thanks for telling me. Yes, I will pick up The Age of Innocence. I've been slightly put off because of a couple of recent reviews where people have not liked it. Which is silly because that has no bearing on whether I'll like it or not. And I'll bear in mind your advie about Ethan Frome. LOL.<BR/><BR/>Here's a link to an article about the end of The House of Mirth that someone sent me. You may have to cut and paste because I don't know how links work on Blogger.<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/21/books/21wharton.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ei=5087&em&en=cad1c9b679aa7230&ex=1195794000Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-33625657890760595472007-11-27T22:20:00.000+00:002007-11-27T22:20:00.000+00:00The Buccaneers was left unfinished when Wharton di...The Buccaneers was left unfinished when Wharton died so any endings have now been written by others. May I recommend The Age of Innocence? Also The Reef and then the Custome of the Country. She has written lots of superb short stories as well, but please don't read Ethan Frome unless you are feeling bright and cheerful that day. Wonderful though it is, the story is bleak and harsh. All those superb reads ahead of you. I am envious.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848701699665839821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-53448691696017559982007-11-26T13:04:00.000+00:002007-11-26T13:04:00.000+00:00Yes, The Buccaneers was on TV here sometime in the...Yes, The Buccaneers was on TV here sometime in the 90s and I really enjoyed it. I'm not sure if it was an American or British production - though I tend to suspect British.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-59478281247756755992007-11-23T12:08:00.000+00:002007-11-23T12:08:00.000+00:00Eloise: Same here with Edith Wharton. I'd read man...Eloise: Same here with Edith Wharton. I'd read many of her ghost stories in anthologies of course, but not tried her novels. I wish I had now and will definitely be reading more.<BR/><BR/>Tara: Noooo, House of Mirth is not a happy read but quite enthralling. There's this obsession to keep reading because you think that things can't get any worse for Lily... I'm still thinking about this story several days after finishing it.<BR/>I've noted your recs and will try to get hold of those, particularly The Buccaneers which I believe was made into a TV series, though I didn't see it.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-42859850365130909172007-11-22T02:41:00.000+00:002007-11-22T02:41:00.000+00:00I enjoyed The Buccaneers - I believe that was my f...I enjoyed The Buccaneers - I believe that was my first Wharton. I also enjoyed Custom of the Country. House of Mirth certainly is not a happy read, is it??Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-4180503308068088282007-11-21T20:00:00.000+00:002007-11-21T20:00:00.000+00:00Edith Wharton is a writer I have always meant to g...Edith Wharton is a writer I have always meant to get round to as well; this sounds like a really good read.Eloisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731468718780366957noreply@blogger.com