Journal Entry 1 by karendawn from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2003

I read this book for one of my classes this semester and it is going on my list of favorite books. I have yet another extra copy to release.

From the back cover:
The beautiful Lily Bart lives among the nouveaux riches of New York City - people whose millions were made in railroads, shipping, land speculation, and banking. In this morally and aesthetically bankrupt world, Lily, age twenty-nine, seeks a husband who can satisfy her cravings for endless admiration and all the trappings of wealth. Her quest comes to a scandalous end when she is accused of being the mistress of a wealthy man. Exiled from her familiar world of artificial conventions, Lily finds life impossible. 

Journal Entry 2 by karendawn at bookplate box in spikesmom, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Tuesday, December 16, 2003

Released on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at bookplate box in spikesmom, postal release USA.

Placed into bookplate bookbox 

Journal Entry 3 by arugh48187 from Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Monday, December 22, 2003

Rescued from the Bookplate Book Box organized by Spikesmom. 

Journal Entry 4 by arugh48187 from Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Friday, July 09, 2004

Yish! Ugh! and Bleah! This book was not my cup of tea. It seemed interminable and inspired I don't know how many naps. I was not able to finish it for my book club and was amazed to find that over half of the participants were in the same boat as I. I have finally finished it and will be passing it on shortly, hopefully to somebody who will appreciate it more than I did. 

Journal Entry 5 by arugh48187 at Post Office at 153rd and Garrett in Apple Valley, Minnesota -- Controlled Releases on Monday, July 12, 2004

Released on Monday, July 12, 2004 at Post Office at 153rd and Garrett in Apple Valley, Minnesota Controlled Releases.

Mailed off to cyber-librarian as an RABCK. Happy reading! 

Journal Entry 6 by cyber-librarian from Cary, North Carolina USA on Thursday, July 15, 2004

I received this book in the mail yesterday from arugh48187 in MN ... as a RABCK. Thanks so much for sending it.

c. 1985 -- 329 pages + Notes -- Trade Paperback -- Classics -- #69 on the Modern Library Board's 100 Best Novels list -- with an Intoduction by Cynthia Griffin Wolff

Back Cover (more): A black comedy of manners about vast wealth and a woman who can define herself only through the perceptions of others.

Lily Bart is the embodiment of woman as a passive creature, as the ultimate "consumer item." In her introduction, Cynthia Griffin Wolff relates the genesis of this character to the circumstances of Edith Wharton's own life.