The Age of Innocence Audiobook

" What a beautiful writing style, and what an insight into New York society. I loved the complexity of all the characters, especially the thoroughly misunderstood little wife. "

" Its a book, too much attention to minor detail, not enough dialog or focus. "

" one of the best, loved it "

" Lots of great quotes in this one! "

" Classic story of forgotten times. Beautifully written, the characters do not disappoint. The story runs deeper than it first appears, with twists and turns and character development that keeps the reader interested to the very end. "

" i love the subtlety of this; so little "happens" that you can be lulled into thinking that nothing is happening. it's the perfect antidote to the whole bit. ly/ say-it-in-140-character world. "

" The pace at the beginning is quite slow, and I really don't see a lot of action, especially around the beginning, which is the most important part. Once you get started though, it goes by quite quickly and you start connecting with the storyline a bit. Unfortunately, at this time and age, this book just doesn't seem to capture the readers' attention enough. There is a lesson to be learned and a story to be told, but it's too buried underneath a thick layer of passiveness to be recommended. "

" This one gets better, deeper every time I read it. "

" Really good. It gets funny while giving out subtle points. The book moved a bit slowly for me but I liked it still, enough to keep going, and I got a pretty amazing payoff in the end! Also appreciated the fact that for a classic, this book's language wasn't too hard to keep up with. "

" This book taught me why it is important to read fiction. "

" Read and listened on audiobook. "

" This book was interesting to me. There were some parts that I thought I knew what was happening and then it took a whole different turn. The author uses foreshadowing about what's going to happen further into the book "

" Interesting story, but thought the ending could have been better in finalizing the story. "

" A beautiful story of longing in "

" This was good enough that I want to read more of Wharton's books. "

" I enjoyed this book. I really enjoyed Newland Archer as a character. :-) "

" This is one of the most over rated books in classic literature. It has a good start and then becomes dreadfully dull. The House of Mirth is certainly Edith Wharton's better novel. "

" I listened to the audiobook "

" At times, the novel became tedious...however, reading the ending made the entire novel worthwhile! "

" wharton knows how to skewer people and still make them sympathetic, which I very much appreciate. "

" The writing is beautiful, the story much deeper and sadder than the reader realizes until the very end. "

" If you are looking for action and adventure, don't even open this book. This is a romance, gorgeously written, sad, full of longing, and occasionally comic. As a picture of the society of the late 1800's in New York, it's completely believable. "

" First 2/3 dreadfully dull but then the story picks up and leads to a very good and unexpected ending "

" When I read this book I was searching for the meaning of my own life. I had followed a custom, a set pattern of life that I was taught not to deviate from, but I was doing just that. The main character in this book goes through a similar situation. For that time in my life this was a helpful book. "