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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.4
EAN num: 9780451530677
ISBN number: 0451530675
Label: Signet Classics
Manufacturer: Signet Classics
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 464
Printing Date: September 04, 2007
Publishing house: Signet Classics
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Studio: Signet Classics
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Six classic stories-one volume
This indispensible anthology collects the short novels of Henry James, offering readers the full range of his skill and vision-the singular art and imagination of an author who profoundly influenced American literature
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The story starts conventionally enough with friends sharing ghost stories 'round the fire on Christmas Eve. One of the guests tells about a governess at a country house plagued by supernatural visitors. But in the hands of Henry James, the master of nuance, this little tale of terror is an exquisite gem of sexual and psychological ambiguity. Only the young governess can see the ghosts; only she suspects that the previous governess and her lover are controlling the two orphaned children (a girl and a boy) for some evil purpose. The household staff don't know what she's talking about, the children are evasive when questioned, and the master of the house (the children's uncle) is absent. Why does the young girl claim not to see a perfectly visible woman standing on the far side of the lake? Are the children being deceptive, or is the governess being paranoid? By leaving the questions unanswered, The Turn of Screw generates spine-tingling anxiety in its mesmerized readers.
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I found this to be a rather boring classic. I just couldn't really get interested in it enough to not be confused. I didn't even understand what happened in the end. I stayed confused for most of the book. I started over several times but still couldn't keep up with who was speaking who they were speaking about. So I can't recommend this book. Sorry.
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It's hard to know how to rate this. Of course, it's ridiculously presumptuous for me to give a classic of English literature anything less than the full rating, but honestly? It's hard to read. The sentences are so elliptical, and the sensibilities of the narrator so difficult for a modern reader to intuit, that I finally rated it for its appeal to a casual reader. Reading it now, I didn't really suffer any thrills of horror. The ghost story really hasn't been the same since Stephen King started writing. Instead, what struck me was the flightiness of the governess, her daisy-chains of inference, and at least two instances where she reports things to the housekeeper as facts that contradict elements of her own narrative. That's the beauty of the story for me, the deftness with which James instills doubt about the credibility of his narrator. So, as a foundation of the horror genre and part of the English lit cannon, may every library contain at least one copy. But it's probably best actually read in the context of a class, where it can be appreciated for its structure and significance and no one will expect reading it to actually be fun.
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The Turn of the Screw is an alright novel if you like that sort of reading, it requires in depth dissection of everything said, and you get no real answers in the end, which is what I really didn't like, though I have theories of my own. After the initial read I was very disappointed, I had been told that it was a great novel; however, after discussing the book in my American novels class, many things were revealed to me that I had not noticed before.
For those of you that don't like dissecting books and just want to sit down and enjoy a good read, I really don't recommend this story. However if you enjoy picking stories apart you will love this book. For me it was a 50/50 toss up book, not great but not bad either.
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Is it fair to review a book one has not finished? Well, I did not finish it, probably read one-third of the book. It's hard going, long sentences packed with commas, which became so confusing I could not begin to understand them. I understood about 1 in 3 sentences. It felt really good to put this book down.
I hope high schools are not assigning this for reading. It would be enough to turn students OFF to reading! Maybe it's available in Cliffs Notes.
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Two words, Holy Moly, this is definitely one of Henry James's masterpiece, concentrating on the Victorian era, the ambiguity of the vague responses given by his characters will keep us guessing until the very end on whether the protagonist is mentally unstable or not.
Taking place around the late 1900s in England, James centers his story on the diary of an unnamed governess. This piece is somewhat of an antithesis of another familiar story also about a governess, Jane Eyre. In the story, much of Miller's governess contrasts the characteristics of Jane Eyre. Aside from this fact, what makes Miller's work truly spectacular is his character development and narrative, which all contribute to his ambiguity. Because he uses an outsider within the story to narrate the diary of the governess, the details within the book are subject to be biased or inaccurate in view. As a result, with each sentence we are forced to wonder if this really happened the way it was told, or if it was twisted in some shape or form. Moreover, as the reader slowly learns of the dual interpretations of whether the governess be insane or not, our interest is piqued in finding the right answer. However, all of Miller's dialogue is refined In such a way where skeptics can see it as a point refuting the believers and vice versa.
Even at the conclusion of the book, many of us are still left guessing, which makes for one of the best mystery endings I have ever read. Not only is the reader left clueless as to the true mental stability of the governess, but Miller sparked a debate in which to this day literary critics all over the world are still debating over.
If you love a good gothic, mystery type of book, this is one that you cannot miss! some people may be stunned as to the complexity and depth of the writing as it is so complex with a labyrinth of turns. It will hold those interested spellbound until the book is finished and more!
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