A review by bites_of_books
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

This was incredibly underwhelming. I know that gothic horror can be slow but for a 100pg story this one was way too slow for me. There were some moments of brilliant atmospheric unsettling feelings but for the most part I needed less ambiguity. I understand that this ambiguity is what draws the academics but I bet that those people who came back to listen to this story at the beginning of the book simply were never mentioned again because they just fell asleep or left half way through.