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I am always surprised by the readability of novels written in the early part of the 20th century. The language is somewhat estoteric at times, but that does not seem to matter. The story is compelling and Wharton really knew how to turn a phrase. I was also impressed with her dead-on choices, in terms of when to skip certain periods of time, moving the story along. She also happily refrained from describing in detail some of the most painful (and potentially drawn out) episodes, leaving them to the reader's imagination - much more effective, and, in my opinion, an excellent writing device that more novelists should make use of. I read the book because of my book club and expected to have trouble with it, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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