" I labored through this. The writing though elegant and a few lines were breathtaking, it lacked in character development. I felt no sympathy or pathos for Newland Archer, he was a flat character, his outpouring of emotion was either non-existant or melodramatic. Sometimes, reading the dialogue, I felt as if it was taken from a silly melodrama. Flat and dull, Madam Olenski could have been exciting, but flat and dull was a constant. Perhaps for the era, the scandal would be intriguing, but for my point of view, I kept waiting for something to happen. Even the ending was anti-climatic. Dull, a good book to make you sleep at night. "
— Colleen, 1/22/2014