A review by lindseysparks
The American by Henry James

2.0

Meh. This did not grab my attention and I only finished it because I read that it turns into a bit of a melodrama and I wanted to see Henry James trying to do melodrama. It definitely picks up when it goes that direction but it still just left me shrugging my shoulders. I felt like the themes have been better and more interestingly explored elsewhere, including in other works by James, and just didn't really enjoy to this although it's certainly not terrible.