1998-06-29 A classic with "easy" language but no-so-easy plot

What I love about Wharton's style is that it's older, sometimes considered classic, which leaves you feeling like you've just stepped out of the early 1900's. (Unfortunalty, you zoom back to near 2000.) For those who are looking for a book that will wow your teachers on book reports, look no further. It's not like Shakespeare or Henry James where you find yourself re-reading a page 5 times; the language is much clearer. I'm not saying, though, that it's easy reading. You do have to have a high maturity level and be able to take the character developments and surprise ending. I myself was so mad at the end of the novel that I planned to personally write Ms. Wharton. I realized that, unfortunatly, there would be no response. I still couldn't let it go, though, and I decided to write a sequel. Yeah, right. Let's just see how close I can get to Edith Wharton's level. Maybe I still will write it, but I have a feeling that she might not have liked that. I know I wouldn't. Besides, I suppose some things are better left unsaid.