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—¿La miró a usted con maldad?
—No, por Dios, a mí no. No me hubiera importado que lo hiciese. No miró más que a la niña.
La señora Grose intentaba figurárselo:
—¿Cómo la miraba?
—Con una mirada espantosa.
La señora Grose tenía los ojos clavados en mí, como para imaginarse mejora la escena.
—¿Una mirada de odio?
—¡Bendito sea Dios! No, era mucho peor.
—¿Peor que el odio? —mi amiga ya no entendía nada.
—Le brillaban los ojos con un indescriptible propósito, con una violenta intención.
Mi compañera se puso p ...more
—No, por Dios, a mí no. No me hubiera importado que lo hiciese. No miró más que a la niña.
La señora Grose intentaba figurárselo:
—¿Cómo la miraba?
—Con una mirada espantosa.
La señora Grose tenía los ojos clavados en mí, como para imaginarse mejora la escena.
—¿Una mirada de odio?
—¡Bendito sea Dios! No, era mucho peor.
—¿Peor que el odio? —mi amiga ya no entendía nada.
—Le brillaban los ojos con un indescriptible propósito, con una violenta intención.
Mi compañera se puso p ...more
I really wanted to enjoy it as the plot was really interesting. But the way it was written caused me to feel bored.
May 14, 2020
Shirley (stampartiste)
rated it
it was ok
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In an October 29, 2012 article entitled "Ever Scarier: On 'The Turn of the Screw' " in The New Yorker magazine, Brad Leithauser wrote: "The language is extremely dense... and though the book runs only some hundred pages,... it feels longer than it is.". Can I get an Amen?!
I did not like this novella. The language was difficult to understand (unfortunately, I waited until the last 4-5 chapters before consulting with SparkNotes) and, if my interpretation of this story is correct, I think it's a pr ...more
I did not like this novella. The language was difficult to understand (unfortunately, I waited until the last 4-5 chapters before consulting with SparkNotes) and, if my interpretation of this story is correct, I think it's a pr ...more
Sure it was creepy, but most of the time I felt like everyone was over reacting. And why can we never say what’s truly going on? Instead of intriguing me, it annoyed me. I give it two stars for the writing style.
This book bored me to death. The author used way too many commas and unnecessary words. Was he being paid per word or something? Geeze. Waste of a reading experience.
3.5 stars
Spooky, but a little long winded.
Spooky, but a little long winded.
Nov 16, 2014
Connie
marked it as to-read
Apr 06, 2017
Yefim
rated it
really liked it
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