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3.18 AVERAGE
3.18 AVERAGE
Very underwhelming. Very over worded. Perhaps lost on someone of the stephen king generation. Was creepy when the ghosts would appear but the over description in old English just left me more confused than haunted. May be a good story if translated into understandable dumbed down English for those of us who didn't take 1800 English as a major ;)
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m gonna spend some time thinking about this book because you never really know what’s going on. This is in part because of my unfamiliarity with the language of older, classic novels. His approach to describing scenes and how characters felt was filled with moody, flowery language that really lent to the story, but I struggled to decipher at times. However this approach helped develop the mystery around what the governess was actually experiencing or projecting to happen. There were moments of tension and suspense, but the approach was a little too vague for me to truly appreciate the reading experience.
Questo racconto lungo è un gioiellino.
Ciò che a mio avviso lo rende incredibilmente suggestivo sono l'ambiguità della trama e l'indeterminatezza che a piccoli tratti contraddistingue la prosa.
Io, innamorata come sono della ragione, opterei per un'interpretazione delle vicende narrate che esclude il soprannaturale. Tuttavia non tutti i dettagli della trama si accordano a questa esegesi. Credo che volutamente non esista un'interpretazione univoca ed è proprio questo, forse, che a fine lettura mi ha lasciata eccitata e scossa dai soliti brividi che mi procurano solo i bei libri.
Ciò che a mio avviso lo rende incredibilmente suggestivo sono l'ambiguità della trama e l'indeterminatezza che a piccoli tratti contraddistingue la prosa.
Io, innamorata come sono della ragione, opterei per un'interpretazione delle vicende narrate che esclude il soprannaturale.
Spoiler
Ovvero: la protagonista soffre di paranoia ed è lei a uccidere il bambino nel finale.
I know it was because of the period it was written in but the story was so wordy at times I felt I had to skim through it just to get to the point.
Well, I now see what everyone's always said about James and his insane use of punctuation! I mean wow! The man used every form of punctuation there is, except, oh yeah....PERIODS!! This story was so good and could have been even better if he hadn't taken forever to say one simple thing! When you find yourself skimming through a ghost story, you know you're in trouble! Great concept, poor execution!
This story was just okay for me. It didn't come off as scary. There's no explanation as to why the ghosts have attached themselves to the children.
I'm also annoyed that a lot of things seemed to be answered with a "because!".
I'm also annoyed that a lot of things seemed to be answered with a "because!".
Yeah on second reading it's still a good story but let's face it he could have told the whole thing in about ten pages.