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The Turn of the Screw

Henry James

Start date: February 1, 2020

Finish date: February 29, 2020

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Jan 20, 2016 Laurene rated it liked it

I actually read this book twice, it was short at 121 pages. After reading "inbetween the lines", I am still not sure if the governess is crazy or the ghost are real. ...more

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Apr 05, 2022 Nadine rated it really liked it

Shelves: short-stories

This was something. The ending left me a bit stunned...
It is the story of a young governess, taking care of the niece and the nephew of some rich gentleman. Odd things happen and you are less and less sure whether there are ghosts or is maybe the governess loosing her mind? It was published in small pieces in a newspaper in 1898, people were kept waiting at the cliffhanger points of the stories.
I enjoyed it, even though the last third didn't capture me as much as the beginning... ...more

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Oct 22, 2016 Victoria Evangelina Allen rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: audible-com, in-english, fiction

"It's Henry James!!! I cannot just turn it off!" - that's how I made myself to finish listening to this book. Basically, if dead people, unreliable narrators, children, and slow exquisite writing is your thing, go for it. The narration by Emma Thompson was purely exquisite. I do not know if I would have been able to finish listening to the book, be it read by anyone else. ...more

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