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3.5 out of 5 stars
I’d never read any books by Henry James and decided to read The Turn of the Screw since it was part of the LOST Book Club, which contains books that were featured on the TV program LOST. LOST is one of my favorite shows. The Turn of the Screwwas shown in the background of a season 2 episode. In the episode, the Dharma Orientation film was hidden on a shelf behind a copy of The Turn of the Screw.
The unnamed narrator of The Turn of the Screw tells the tale of a governess at a hou ...more
I’d never read any books by Henry James and decided to read The Turn of the Screw since it was part of the LOST Book Club, which contains books that were featured on the TV program LOST. LOST is one of my favorite shows. The Turn of the Screwwas shown in the background of a season 2 episode. In the episode, the Dharma Orientation film was hidden on a shelf behind a copy of The Turn of the Screw.
The unnamed narrator of The Turn of the Screw tells the tale of a governess at a hou ...more
I keep going back and forth on this one.
For a short book, it was still way too long and repetitive.
For a ghost story, it was not scary.
Is it satire? Maybe, but if so, I am not sure that I get the joke.
This one just left me scratching my head. I would rather read Wuthering Heights or Poe again.
For a short book, it was still way too long and repetitive.
For a ghost story, it was not scary.
Is it satire? Maybe, but if so, I am not sure that I get the joke.
This one just left me scratching my head. I would rather read Wuthering Heights or Poe again.
The Turn of the Screw -James
Audio performance by Emma Thompson and Richard Armitage
3 stars
This is the first time that I’ve read anything by Henry James. I’ve always meant to. Usually, I get along well with 19th century authors. I can’t say that I’m inspired to read anything else by James, especially a much longer book. I tired of his convoluted sentences and his overuse of unattributed pronouns.
There’s nothing wrong with the premise of this story. It’s spooky and there should have been pl ...more
My second read of this novella by Henry James (1898). A classic horror story about a young woman who goes to a lonely place to care for two young children. A young lady of 8 and a young lad of 14. The woman goes because she is attracted to the man (uncle of the orphans) who asks her even though he tells her that it is secluded spot and she must never, ever contact him if she takes the job. Once there, she is delighted with the children and the spot but soon she is seeing specters of the previous
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Sep 27, 2012
Mindy aka serenity
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A spooky short story about a house being haunted by the ghosts of a departed governess and male servant. The new governess arrives on the scene and is horrified when she spies these spectors beckoning around the house. She suspects that the two children in her care can also see them, and she is determined to keep them safe.
The book is a bit weird, and really plays up the melodrama, perhaps a bit too much. But it was for the most part engaging. I hated the very abrupt ending. I appreciate it for ...more
The book is a bit weird, and really plays up the melodrama, perhaps a bit too much. But it was for the most part engaging. I hated the very abrupt ending. I appreciate it for ...more
I have read it but I don't remember it.
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Jul 03, 2009
Diane
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Jan 18, 2012
Nanosynergy
marked it as to-read
Mar 19, 2013
Marek
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Sep 17, 2013
Pippin
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Mar 20, 2014
Ashley Husemoller
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Aug 26, 2014
Jennifer Paul
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it was amazing
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Jan 14, 2015
Sara
marked it as to-read
Jul 11, 2016
Kathy Jo
marked it as to-read
