tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post7075378097585412210..comments2024-03-05T19:35:48.700-08:00Comments on Booktalk & More: Review: The Age of Desire by Jennie FieldsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-70649125664454802542013-08-20T05:57:16.380-07:002013-08-20T05:57:16.380-07:00@Bev - I can totally relate. I've grown to lik...@Bev - I can totally relate. I've grown to like some first person narration, but this first person present was just so awkward, it really kept me from getting immersed in the narrative. Very frustrating!<br /><br />@Bookworm1858 - I can sadly relate. :P Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-67891559495231610592013-08-19T21:51:22.903-07:002013-08-19T21:51:22.903-07:00I was so disappointed and disgusted with the portr...I was so disappointed and disgusted with the portrait of Wharton here that I haven't been able to bring myself to read any more of her books, which I know is super unfair but it just left such a bad taste in my mouth.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-82362866510448672992013-08-15T17:54:07.986-07:002013-08-15T17:54:07.986-07:00Ruth: I totally forgot to mention the first-perso...Ruth: I totally forgot to mention the first-person narrative (which drove me bonkers). I rarely--if ever--enjoy books written in first person as much as I might. <br /><br />You've done a much more indepth review than I felt up to after enduring Wharton's shallow character. There was definitely a lot of unrealized potential in this one.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-86796163479892236502013-08-14T19:58:45.867-07:002013-08-14T19:58:45.867-07:00@Tasha - I could've totally respected Edith IF...@Tasha - I could've totally respected Edith IF she'd done exactly that. *sigh*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-56070629713351930552013-08-14T19:58:00.871-07:002013-08-14T19:58:00.871-07:00I'm glad I didn't request this, then, even...I'm glad I didn't request this, then, even though I was tempted. The only thing I know about Wharton's personal life is that she fell in love once, but when she realized he was a playa playa she was like, "Laters."Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.com