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Cedricsmom asked this question about The Turn of the Screw:
I just watched the Haunting of Bly Manor. I'm wondering how closely it comes to the novel? Bly Manor was pretty scary; major props to Henry James if he wrote a story that creepy way back when, but I doubt it was that good based on the number of reviewers who said they were bored stiff reading this book.
Alexandra Dolzhenko I also read this book after crying my eyes out watching Bly Manor. In my opinion, there aren't many similarities between the stories. The only thing t…moreI also read this book after crying my eyes out watching Bly Manor. In my opinion, there aren't many similarities between the stories. The only thing they had in common were the names of the major characters. I thought the book was underwhelming, I was missing the characters from The Haunting that weren't in the book, and even though there were only about 120 pages of the book, I thought the story could have much more in it than it did. But I think it's because I was biased and I was constantly looking for something to happen that happened in the show. So if you read it, try to keep an open mind and have no expectations, remembering that The Haunting of Bly Manor script combined several of Henry James's ghost stories, and wasn't solely based on The Turn of the Screw, but you probably won't succeed if you loved the show as much as I did and just looking to relive the story.(less)
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