The House of Mirth by
Edith Wharton
“. . . and in
the silence there passed between them the word which made all clear” (Wharton,
268). The book is finally over and I have to say that it was a good book. I was
surprised because I am used to thinking that every book used for homework
sucks. Normally, if I read a book at all, it tends to be an action packed
thriller, but this book was exceptionally good, except for the ending. I was
disappointed in the ending. I am happy that she finally found peace, but she did
not have to die yet. Wharton should have written about her death after Selden
proposed to her. That way, there is the traditional happy ending and not this “death
is the only safe place” ending. Honestly, I would like to read this book again,
without annotating everything. Since this book was good, I am kind of looking
forward to reading The Great Gatsby.
Anyways, for the next couple of days, the only thing I will be thinking about
is what was that word?
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