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Chargement... A Wife of Noble Character: A Novel (édition 2016)par Yvonne Georgina Puig (Auteur)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. "A Wife of Noble Character" is an unreadable, unenjoyable and boring book. Moreover, I don't want to read a book with an uninteresting, unlikable, maddening, rich and exceedingly beautiful, self-aware heiress who seems to have no redeeming qualities and yet has attained, unfathomably, the love of a man beyond reason, sense or even attraction. I abandoned this book a few chapters in. The writing has no art to it--you'd be better off reading "The House of Mirth" instead, or honestly any other book. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. I liked that it's based on The House of Mirth, which is what made me want to read it. I didn't like the fact that I really didn't like any of the characters in this book, and unlike The House of Mirth. I thought they were all annoying and painfully self-absorbed, including the protagonists. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. This was a totally the cool read. I loved everything about it the characters and plot are excellent. I loved the story of wealthy Texans. I am looking towards to reading more books by Yvonne Georgina Puig in the future! Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. I really enjoyed this novel. The characters are all deeply flawed, in a very Whartonesque manner, but I found myself rooting for them anyways. It opened up a world I am not familiar with--the upper class, old money families of Texas--and made that setting come alive. An enjoyable way to spend a few afternoons. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"Thirty-year-old Vivienne Cally is wealthy in name only. Orphaned as a child and raised by a cold but regal aunt, Vivienne was taught to rely on her beauty and Texas tradition, and is expected to marry a wealthy and respectable man who will honor the Cally name. Friends with Houston's richest and most prominent families, she's a beloved fixture at the social events big and small, and suffers no shortage of access to some of the city's most eligible bachelors. Preston Duffin has known Vivienne and her set since childhood. He's never shared their social aspirations or their status but is liked and respected for his sharp wit and intelligence. About to graduate from a prestigious architecture program, he is both fascinated and repelled by this group of friends he sits on the cusp of. He's long admired Vivienne's beauty and grace, but isn't sure he holds any place in such a traditional life. Intrigued by Preston's ambitions and the extent to which he challenges the only way of life she's ever known, Vivienne both courts Preston's attention, and rebuffs his critiques of her predictable and antiquated priorities and values."--Amazon.com Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Preston, also had his own challenges but this was really Vivienne's story for me. I also have to give points to the writing for Karlie. She was the "friend" in the group that I never understood as she seemed to be a vituperative, grasping thing where everyone else was concerned (truly, why would Waverly, in all her saintly kindness express the insanity required to keep trying with her?). I never knew what to make of Karlie or her presence but I did want her to receive some sort of comeuppance for her deeds. In addition, I felt a bit let down on the Aunt Katherine front. She's expressed in this story as a tell not a show so she never much materialized as anything more than a spectre that loomed large in Vivienne's mind. I wanted more so I could form more of a sense of Katherine. Still, even with these two wants going unanswered, I very much enjoyed reading this. In random things I learned reading this, chewing tobacco is called dip & its result is called dip spit.
I bought this a while ago because it sounded great but the unfortunate cover (grey and pink drawing) made me pass it by over and over. I'm glad I finally picked it up and also see there's an improved cover for another edition that I think is much more attractive. Definitely recommended. Great weekend or lunchtime read (I warn you, I began this at lunch and couldn't put it down after so... at your own peril). ( )