Okay, I'm surprised by that.

[neadods]

Wow, I'm the only vote for The Custom of the Country in the previous poll? Poor Edith Wharton. That is a *great* book, y'all - what Sister Carrie would have been if Carrie had more than two brain cells to knock together. TBH, I've never figured out why, what with the current fashion for scheming, bored, rich, social-climbing housewives, it hasn't been made into a movie.

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[fyrdrakken]

Having been using your book rec posts to save titles to my Amazon wishlist for possible later reading, I was pleased to find that this one was another of those out-of-copyright free-digital-edition titles. So, I "bought" it, though no telling when I'll get around to reading it...

[fabricdragon.livejournal.com]

OH? oh cool... going to get it!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Sister Carrie's also in free editions. So you can try 'em both at your leisure without cost.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

To get a taste for Wharton, try her equally free short story Xingu. It's my favorite short ever.

[fyrdrakken]

Thanks for that -- picked it up and Sister Carrie as well.