" I very much enjoyed the setting. The characters, however, just didn't work for me. For Wharton, the characters' attitudes and beliefs were understandable, and most definitely a sign of the times. However ineffective, the reader understood why the characters did what they felt they had to do. In the case of The Innocents, the characters were simply annoying. Adam, or "Ads" as Rachel so annoyingly anoints her beloved, is especially unendearing (apologies for the made-up word). While Jewish society may impose certain societal restrictions, I'm pretty sure it doesn't require it's faithful to behave like simpering idiots. "
— Sherrilyn, 1/21/2014