The Glimpses of the Moon Audiobook

" one of my absolute favorites. "

" I really enjoyed this story! "

" Sweet book -- the antidote to The House of Mirth! "

" This was an agonizingly frustrating satirical romance. For some reason I actually cared about these assholes, although I'm not sure Wharton intended for me to. I couldn't stand the farcical way both parties did everything but tell the truth. It was painful to read, but I couldn't stop myself from racing through it, figuring all the while that it would end in typical Wharton-style tragedy, sort of like speeding to the scene of a car wreck. "

" This was an agonizingly frustrating satirical romance. For some reason I actually cared about these assholes, although I'm not sure Wharton intended for me to. I couldn't stand the farcical way both parties did everything but tell the truth. It was painful to read, but I couldn't stop myself from racing through it, figuring all the while that it would end in typical Wharton-style tragedy, sort of like speeding to the scene of a car wreck. "

" This is a book about the lives of the rich and true love in the 1920's. I enjoy Wharton's writting, including this book. "

" This is a good introduction to Edith Wharton for readers of modern fiction. It's a lighter read (in tone and mass) than House of Mirth, but less satisfying for lovers of the classics. "

" not usually my favorite genre for fiction, but i got thoroughly lost in this story and world. "

" Not my favorite Wharton, and I was disapointed with the ending, but I needed to read this to complete my Wharton readings. It is about a world where people are using people at all levels for all purposes. They don't even try to camaflouge it. "

" My favorite Wharton. I cried at the end, (but I was pregnant and hormonal at the time). "

" I'd never read Wharton before and picked this up on a whim because it seemed the most intelligent and charming of the new books section in the main library. It was charming indeed, but also emotionally torturous in the delightful way that well written romances are. Not, like, romance novels in the modern commercial sense, but in the Thomas Hardy sense. Only from the '20s. However, being a fan of tension, especially romantic tension, the letdown at the resolution was both a relief and akin to being slapped in the face by a cut rubber band. Which is really a testament to the well-written story! "

" I loved this book! Edith Wharton is one of my favorite authors. "

" i liked it-- read it while traveling in europe. but it left me melancholy. "

" i love Edith Wharton, so I was excited to find one (project gutenberg + nook) that i hadn't read. I will admit to skimming some internal dialog near the end to find out what happens. "

" Delicious! So fun and funny, and well-written, as expected from Edith Wharton. "

" loved this book...i'll review later. "

" A delicious story expertly told. Wharton never disappoints. "

" not usually my favorite genre for fiction, but i got thoroughly lost in this story and world. "

" Eeeiii! This book drove me crazy, in the best way possible. Another fabulous classic romance, fun and witty with some great social commentary! "

" Adore Edith Wharton. There are some brilliant and poignant moments in this book, but the plot is not quite as compelling, nor the characters as memorable as some of her other novels. "

" I loved this book even better than The Age of Innocence and Ethan Frome. The language is beautiful, the characters are likeable, and the relationships are complex and oddly realistic. I felt sorry for Coral Hicks, but I loved the happy ending. "

" In lesser hands this material would be sappy, marriage of expedience, the social whirl, etc. Wharton, however, is SUCH a good storyteller that you sail to the finish(that's got a sweet twist). "

" I love Edith Wharton. There were times when I wanted to scream at the main characters, but that almost made the novel better. "

" This was a pretty love story. I only gave it a three based on how I've rated other books. It's not one I would say, "Ooh! You HAVE to read thsi book." But, it was an intriguing book and I loved the ending!! Very Romantic. :-) "

" I am done with Ms. Wharton, at least for now. I kept hoping for another Age Of Innocence and this was not it. "

" This is easily my favorite of Wharton's novels. "

" A good story and a classic writer that I had previously not read. "

" I love Wharton, I am trying to be more stingy with my stars though...this was not as good as House of Mirth or Age of Innocence. "

" I loved this book! Edith Wharton is one of my favorite authors. "

" Not my favorite Wharton, and I was disapointed with the ending, but I needed to read this to complete my Wharton readings. It is about a world where people are using people at all levels for all purposes. They don't even try to camaflouge it. "

" Whenever I read Edith Wharton, I can be assured of beautiful prose, frustrating characters, and an undercurrent of desperation running through all. After spending nearly the entire novel wanting to slap the central characters out of their silliness. I confess myself satisfied in the end. "

" Lovely language and description. Really fleshes out the era it was written in. It's a love story set in the upper-eschelons of society. One could call it a refined "Gossip Girl" episode in a book, but of course more dynamic. "

" A surprising happy ending from Edith. "

" Edith Wharton conceding that being a spoiled brat when it's financially impossible to do so is not, in fact, a pitiable, congenital, and always terminal ailment? Delightful! "

" It is all about love and money by Edith Wharton managed to tell the story in a charming way. "

" I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. Wharton bring her usual genius at characterization, irony and satire to bear in this story of marriage, social mores and the tyranny of money--and the lack of it. Wonderful book. "

" I chose this book based on the cover. Lee Anne was reading it and her copy had an amazingly awesome dust jacket. My copy is not as pretty. "

" You could call it predictable but Wharton's stories about the moral struggles of the wildly wealthy are always a good read. I found it a great love story as well. "

" I love Edith Wharton. There were times when I wanted to scream at the main characters, but that almost made the novel better. "

" This is a Wharton novel that actually has a happy ending! "

" i love Edith Wharton, so I was excited to find one (project gutenberg + nook) that i hadn't read. I will admit to skimming some internal dialog near the end to find out what happens. "

" A good story and a classic writer that I had previously not read. "

" Classic Wharton with a happy ending. "

" Isn't all Edith Wharton wonderful, but this is a pleasure as well - not quite so laden with a sense of doom slowly settling in, and much more life and whimsy. I'm not going to pick the best among her masterworks, but this one found a place in my heart. "

" Isn't all Edith Wharton wonderful, but this is a pleasure as well - not quite so laden with a sense of doom slowly settling in, and much more life and whimsy. I'm not going to pick the best among her masterworks, but this one found a place in my heart. "

" A lighter, sweeter Wharton novel, romantic in the best sort of way. "

" A lighter, sweeter Wharton novel, romantic in the best sort of way. "

" Gorgeous, with the slight minus of all those pesky morals. "

" Gorgeous, with the slight minus of all those pesky morals. "

" One of the few pleasing conclusions in her repertoire. "

" One of the few pleasing conclusions in her repertoire. "

" Edith Wharton conceding that being a spoiled brat when it's financially impossible to do so is not, in fact, a pitiable, congenital, and always terminal ailment? Delightful! "

" Edith Wharton conceding that being a spoiled brat when it's financially impossible to do so is not, in fact, a pitiable, congenital, and always terminal ailment? Delightful! "

" This is a book about the lives of the rich and true love in the 1920's. I enjoy Wharton's writting, including this book. "

" This is a book about the lives of the rich and true love in the 1920's. I enjoy Wharton's writting, including this book. "

" Beautiful, as all of Wharton's work is. Still much prefer House of Mirth, though I think I liked this better than Age of Innocence. "

" Beautiful, as all of Wharton's work is. Still much prefer House of Mirth, though I think I liked this better than Age of Innocence. "

" Sweet but predictable. Wharton's world can be a little tough to swallow at times - like when supposedly poor people still have servants. "

" Sweet but predictable. Wharton's world can be a little tough to swallow at times - like when supposedly poor people still have servants. "

" I love Edith Wharton. There were times when I wanted to scream at the main characters, but that almost made the novel better. "

" I love Edith Wharton. There were times when I wanted to scream at the main characters, but that almost made the novel better. "

" Not my favorite Wharton, and I was disapointed with the ending, but I needed to read this to complete my Wharton readings. It is about a world where people are using people at all levels for all purposes. They don't even try to camaflouge it. "

" Not my favorite Wharton, and I was disapointed with the ending, but I needed to read this to complete my Wharton readings. It is about a world where people are using people at all levels for all purposes. They don't even try to camaflouge it. "

" Listened to the LibriVox version read by Elizabeth Klett. Excellent reader!!! Interesting story and fairly likeable people. But what a way to live! It was amusing when it dawned on Susie that she could actually work for a living. "

" Listened to the LibriVox version read by Elizabeth Klett. Excellent reader!!! Interesting story and fairly likeable people. But what a way to live! It was amusing when it dawned on Susie that she could actually work for a living. "