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sanjastajdohar 's review for:
The Portrait of a Lady
by Henry James
4.5 I was kind of puzzled when I started reading this novel, which is one of H. James' most famous ones, because I had such high expectations. At the beginning the story and writing were decent, but not, in my opinion, showcasing James' best qualities of writing and character building as I've experienced in his other novels. We rarely seemed to dig under the surface and I was equally intrigued and disappointed a bit. And then came the last third of the book. There he was, Henry James in his fabulous writing glory, finally. I now get why this book is so revered. Is this James' best work overall? In my opinion, no. But, does it have some of his best pieces of writing, inner monologues and scenes? Definitely. So, half a star less for keeping me waiting for a while to experience utter brilliance. But the paitience was rewarded tenfold in the end.