tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post4769154550184817133..comments2023-10-26T06:56:22.572-04:00Comments on Desktop Retreat: The House of Mirth by Edith WhartonTrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-22216206028413923042013-01-20T11:23:27.236-05:002013-01-20T11:23:27.236-05:00Crowe - Huh. I wonder if it's because of the p...Crowe - Huh. I wonder if it's because of the prevalence of those kinds of shows and my dislike of them that clouded my impression of this book. Because, normally, I quite enjoy a good social commentary tale, but this one just irked me for some reason. I didn't connect and I don't know why. I wonder if I had read it twenty years ago I might have enjoyed it more...? <br /><br />Daisy - Thanks! Yes, not all was lost. I did enjoy it enough on some level to finish it. <br /><br />Sam - I'd rather read about it than live it too. I think maybe I just wasn't in the mood for even that this time around.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-74041564336460569552013-01-20T10:52:42.254-05:002013-01-20T10:52:42.254-05:00I dislike social jockeying in real life but don...I dislike social jockeying in real life but don't mind reading about it, so I might like this one. It's a shame it didn't work out for you, though.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-50026917135789666732013-01-20T09:48:49.463-05:002013-01-20T09:48:49.463-05:00Good for you for finishing it! It doesn't sou...Good for you for finishing it! It doesn't sound like one I'd care for much, but I appreciate hearing your review.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-44176761123841318542013-01-20T09:32:04.870-05:002013-01-20T09:32:04.870-05:00Awww, I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it more. ...Awww, I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it more. I remember liking Lily Bart quite a bit, actually. But I read it back in ancient times, pre-reality TV, so now you're comment about the social jockeying both made me laugh and made me curious to read the book again!As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.com