Beautiful reflections. It has been so interesting to re-read House of Mirth with my copy from undergrad. I can see so clearly from the comments and underlined sections that it was read by someone a little lost, navigating a break up, and not comprehending how some of the language cuts deep into experiences had and to come. I can feel my dorm room, but also the panic to read quickly before finals and the stress of my harder classes that semester. It’s amazing how it feels like reading a totally new book, but mostly because I’m ready for it now.
Thank you for reading & commenting, Nina! Mirth is so similar for me: it feels like reading a new book every time. Every time, I'm shocked by how much I want a different life for Lily -- and how much I want her to make different choices. What changes, though, is what I believe that different life could be or what choices I wish she would make. I think, in all my re-reads of this amazing novel, that's what illuminates my own changes more than anything else.
Beautiful reflections. It has been so interesting to re-read House of Mirth with my copy from undergrad. I can see so clearly from the comments and underlined sections that it was read by someone a little lost, navigating a break up, and not comprehending how some of the language cuts deep into experiences had and to come. I can feel my dorm room, but also the panic to read quickly before finals and the stress of my harder classes that semester. It’s amazing how it feels like reading a totally new book, but mostly because I’m ready for it now.
Thank you for reading & commenting, Nina! Mirth is so similar for me: it feels like reading a new book every time. Every time, I'm shocked by how much I want a different life for Lily -- and how much I want her to make different choices. What changes, though, is what I believe that different life could be or what choices I wish she would make. I think, in all my re-reads of this amazing novel, that's what illuminates my own changes more than anything else.