Ghost Stories: The Turn Of The Screw (Paperback)

from PilgrimJess

"No, no-there are depths, depths! The more I go over it, the more I see in it, and the more I see in it, the more I fear. I don't know what I don't see-what I don't fear!" This is my first Henry James book (novella really) and having read it has left me with very mixed feelings about so much so t...

from Sovranty

The antiquated grammar and long sentences makes this book a little difficult to read. However, once the cadence is mastered, the story is filled with brilliant insights. The great thing about this book is that it can be read at face value as a ghost story or more in depth as a psychological and s...

from booklove2

Eh, I could take this or leave it. The wording on most of the sentences seemed intentionally convoluted to me. I hope all of Henry James isn't written like this. (This is my first Henry James.) I love a good Gothic story, but this is not the one for me. *Book #135 I have read of the '1001 Books Y...

from veevoxvoom

Any writer can make a cemetery or haunted house scary, but a good writer can make terrifying the absolutely ordinary. Henry James does this in Turn of the Screw, which is a ghost story about a governess who finds herself stuck with loving but haunted charges. This short novel is densely written, ...

from JimDR

A true classic, creepy and enthralling and elegant. I find the lush old language to be almost comforting.