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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

March 4, 2010 Whitney Review 3 Comments
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

Quick Impressions I enjoyed The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton but had a hard time feeling anything for the characters.  Both Archer’s and Ellen Olenska’s disappointments where their undoing.  The pair had no one to blame but themselves.  Although both did the honorable thing in the end.  To be honest, I only was concerned […]

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The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

February 3, 2010 Whitney Review 0 Comments
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

First Impressions I actually read The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold several years ago.  At first, I was very hesitant because of the subject matter.  Do I really want to read about a 14-year-old getting raped and murdered?  I was only a few years older than Susie  at the time.  I ended  up loving it.  […]

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