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unas85's review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
wayward's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
adelle_bookworm's review against another edition
3.0
Mno. Na duchařiny jsem nikdy nebyla a tenhle příběh to asi potvrzuje. Je to dost krátké, a i přesto mi to přišlo zbytečně natažené :'D
jess_mango's review
4.0
3.5 out of 5 stars
I’d never read any books by Henry James and decided to read The Turn of the Screw since it was part of the LOST Book Club, which contains books that were featured on the TV program LOST. LOST is one of my favorite shows. The Turn of the Screwwas shown in the background of a season 2 episode. In the episode, the Dharma Orientation film was hidden on a shelf behind a copy of The Turn of the Screw.
The unnamed narrator of The Turn of the Screw tells the tale of a governess at a house called Bly. This governess watches over two orphaned children who are under the guardianship of their absent uncle. The governess begins to suspect that the house is haunted.
"Was there a ’secret’ at Bly — a mystery of Udolpho or an insane, an unmentionble relative kept in unsuspected confinement? I can’t say how long I turned it over, or how long, in a confusion of curiosity and dread, I remained where I had had my collision; I only recall that when I re-entered the house darkness had quite closed in."
The book was extremely verbose and dense. This is not a light, quick read at all. It read much like other Victorian novels with a young woman moving into an immense house with a mystery. It raises lots of questions that are never truly answered. A lot is left for the reader to decide for themselves what is going on. As proof of this, some think the book is a ghost story and others think that is a look at a woman slowly slipping into insanity. I still haven’t decided which way my thinking goes. I will have to think about it some more. Being that this book is such a mystery wrapped in an enigma, I can see why the creators of LOST are fond of it and gave it cameo appearance in their show.
I’d never read any books by Henry James and decided to read The Turn of the Screw since it was part of the LOST Book Club, which contains books that were featured on the TV program LOST. LOST is one of my favorite shows. The Turn of the Screwwas shown in the background of a season 2 episode. In the episode, the Dharma Orientation film was hidden on a shelf behind a copy of The Turn of the Screw.
The unnamed narrator of The Turn of the Screw tells the tale of a governess at a house called Bly. This governess watches over two orphaned children who are under the guardianship of their absent uncle. The governess begins to suspect that the house is haunted.
"Was there a ’secret’ at Bly — a mystery of Udolpho or an insane, an unmentionble relative kept in unsuspected confinement? I can’t say how long I turned it over, or how long, in a confusion of curiosity and dread, I remained where I had had my collision; I only recall that when I re-entered the house darkness had quite closed in."
The book was extremely verbose and dense. This is not a light, quick read at all. It read much like other Victorian novels with a young woman moving into an immense house with a mystery. It raises lots of questions that are never truly answered. A lot is left for the reader to decide for themselves what is going on. As proof of this, some think the book is a ghost story and others think that is a look at a woman slowly slipping into insanity. I still haven’t decided which way my thinking goes. I will have to think about it some more. Being that this book is such a mystery wrapped in an enigma, I can see why the creators of LOST are fond of it and gave it cameo appearance in their show.
grendels_mother's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
noragrace89's review
4.0
Classic of the month...
It’s the very first book I’ve ever read - I was like 12 or something - so it has a special place in my heart and mind, I was definitely so proud to start my reading life with a Henry James book.
It’s one of those ambiguous stories, with every read your point of view can change, the sense and meaning of the story can become different.
My interpretation of the ending changed in the second time I read it!
Love Emma Thompson’s narration.
It’s the very first book I’ve ever read - I was like 12 or something - so it has a special place in my heart and mind, I was definitely so proud to start my reading life with a Henry James book.
It’s one of those ambiguous stories, with every read your point of view can change, the sense and meaning of the story can become different.
My interpretation of the ending changed in the second time I read it!
Love Emma Thompson’s narration.
sinnabeanz's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Get's a 3 the vibes were not scary enoigh or eerie enough🤷🏻♀️
lambageddon's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
katdfleming's review
3.0
This will probably be the last Henry James I read. I don’t understand why he’s so popular. His writing is so confusing and the actions of his characters rarely make sense to me.