Eh, I'm not a big fan of Henry James either. IMO he takes way too long to say not so much. "The Turn of the Screw," in particular, is not my favorite. Of course, I was spoiled for it long before I read it, but I could never identify the suspense. I understand the governess is usually interpreted as a sexually frustrated, neurotic spinster, but I couldn't get that out of it either. It's entirely possible that I read it way too superficially. But if you wind up not getting much out of it, you won't be alone.
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Date: 2005-04-08 08:16 pm (UTC)