A review by kweekwegg
The Ambassadors by Henry James

5.0

Phhooooooofff. So the book is long enough, and takes enough of an effort to get through, that no matter how much I love the thing as a whole, I was liable to fall into moments of not being fully 'into' it. Which I suppose is only to say that, on a handful of occasions, I lost my ability to focus on what it was really about (or, rather, what I project it to be 'about'....). To be brief, I love the book as a whole because of James's devotion to making the reader full the effects of time -- for it takes a long time to read and focus on, and this contributes to the meaning and adds value to the story in general. To be honest I was happy when I finally finished it, but I do think that the reward of finishing a book is part of the whole experience.