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512 pages • first pub 1913 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684825885
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 01 August 1997
Description
First published in 1913 and regarded by many critics as her most substantial novel, The Custom of the Country is Edith Wharton's powerful saga about the beautiful, ruthless Undine Spragg. A woman of extraordinary ambition and exuberant vitality, U...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,141 reviews
Moods
reflective 51%
challenging 28%
dark 20%
emotional 18%
lighthearted 14%
sad 14%
tense 12%
informative 6%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 92% | Yes: 4% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Toxic relationship, Suicide, ClassismModerate
Death, Death of parent, Religious bigotryMinor
Alcohol, Infidelity, Pregnancy
512 pages • first pub 1913 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684825885
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 01 August 1997
Description
First published in 1913 and regarded by many critics as her most substantial novel, The Custom of the Country is Edith Wharton's powerful saga about the beautiful, ruthless Undine Spragg. A woman of extraordinary ambition and exuberant vitality, U...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,141 reviews
Moods
reflective 51%
challenging 28%
dark 20%
emotional 18%
lighthearted 14%
sad 14%
tense 12%
informative 6%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 92% | Yes: 4% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Toxic relationship, Suicide, ClassismModerate
Death, Death of parent, Religious bigotryMinor
Alcohol, Infidelity, Pregnancy