Ok people, I'm slowing getting through this book. Wharton writes SO much detail that I find myself bored with it, but then I am very wrapped up in the story line. I know that the "details" is why she won her Pulitzer prize, right, but its just a little too much for me. Another reason I'm having a hard time getting through with it is that I just finished the Twilight series and now I realize you can't even begin to compare the two, but I LOVED the Twilight series. I know its a modern vs. classic too, but I'm still finding it hard to breeze through, which I usually do when I'm so wrapped up.
So I'll keep chugging along.......
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Here is my suggestion...Read this book with a glass of wine! That's what I do. At the end of a long day, slowly sip the wine while you read and savor each line. Picture this, you are drinking a nice glass of Chardonnay (or Apple martini, whatever) and you come upon this line, "The immense accretion of flesh which had descended on her in middle life like a flood of lava on a doomed city had changed her from a plump active little woman with a neatly turned foot and ankle into something as vast and august as a natural phenomenon." Hilarious! Beautiful! Especially when read with Chardonnay.....I am reading slowly as well. Take your time, we have until the end of February!
ReplyDeleteI am in agreement with Kate, definitely read with wine!!
ReplyDeleteAllie, if you haven't already, you need to read Meyer's other book, Host. It's so freakin good!! I just love her.
Keep at it! You will be rewarded. I agree with you that it is difficult to get through the flowery language at times. It's not one of those books that you can hop into in a spare moment. I agree with Kate that it helps to have a quiet moment to yourself where you can really sink into the story. As a mother I know how hard it is to take that time!!
ReplyDeleteSide note...The Twilight books were the inspiration for this book club. I started passing my copies out to every woman I knew. I was obsessed with making everyone read these amazing books. It really made me realize that good books can bring people together. Even someone that you didn't know that well before the connection of a great book that you now have to talk about.