Pa's review
Daisy Miller by Henry James
An excellent and charming -- though not necessarily endearing portrait of a period American girl in the late 19th century. Daisy is a beautiful, young, open, uninhibited and flirtatious American woman touring Europe (Rome and Switzerland) with her mother and her rambunctious brother where she met a sophisticated, sensitive and reserved American expat named Winterbourn -- notice the names and meaning Henry James give to these two characters. The novella tells a story of their courtship but aims to explore the beliefs and prejudices Europe and America have toward with each other. I must say I fell in love with the character, Mr. Winterbourn -- in a way he sums up what is my idea of an ideal man.
