265 pages • first pub 1920 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199540013
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 15 December 2008
Description
The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton's most famous novel, is a love story, written immediately after the end of the First World War. Its brilliant anatomization of the snobbery and hypocrisy of the wealthy elite of New York society in the 1870s mad...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,133 reviews
Moods
emotional 68%
sad 43%
challenging 19%
funny 11%
tense 8%
lighthearted 7%
informative 6%
hopeful 5%
relaxing 5%
dark 3%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 19%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 28% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | Yes: 4% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Classism, SexismModerate
Fatphobia, Body shaming, MisogynyMinor
Racial slurs, Ableism, Death
265 pages • first pub 1920 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199540013
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 15 December 2008
Description
The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton's most famous novel, is a love story, written immediately after the end of the First World War. Its brilliant anatomization of the snobbery and hypocrisy of the wealthy elite of New York society in the 1870s mad...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,133 reviews
Moods
emotional 68%
sad 43%
challenging 19%
funny 11%
tense 8%
lighthearted 7%
informative 6%
hopeful 5%
relaxing 5%
dark 3%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 19%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 28% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | Yes: 4% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Classism, SexismModerate
Fatphobia, Body shaming, MisogynyMinor
Racial slurs, Ableism, Death