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chaisquarelatte's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I was inspired to read this book after watching The Haunting of Bly Manor. It is inspired by several of Henry James’ works- but clearly this book is the key inspiration.
I can’t quite put my finger on why I got through this book so quickly, maybe because I wanted to see what the parallels were between this book and the tv show.
However, the governess irritated me. She seemed to glean an awful lot of information from small encounters. It would have been so much more satisfying if she took longer to pull the pieces together. But I do feel her need to be right was the undoing in the end as it led to the tragic ending.
I can’t quite put my finger on why I got through this book so quickly, maybe because I wanted to see what the parallels were between this book and the tv show.
However, the governess irritated me. She seemed to glean an awful lot of information from small encounters. It would have been so much more satisfying if she took longer to pull the pieces together. But I do feel her need to be right was the undoing in the end as it led to the tragic ending.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Death of parent
thatchickengirl23's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Death
Minor: Death of parent
xkrille's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I read this for university. I cannot deny that it is good. Definitely. But I do not think I understood it fully. I had to read some analyses and interpretations before I got it. As I said, I did enjoy it. I wish I had understood it while I read it because I definitely would have found it more spooky. All in all, it is my own fault that I did not enjoy it as much. The language was difficult for me, sorry!!! Maybe I did not concentrate hard enough. Whatever, it was a nice story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Classism
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Death of parent
lindseyhall44's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment
kurumipanda's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Classism
Minor: Death of parent
coolfijiwater's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Classism
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Death of parent
ggcd1981's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Na minha adolescência li uma adaptação de The Turn of the Screw para jovens leitores em Português. O título da adaptação era “Os inocentes” e basicamente tratava-se da obra de Henry James com um vocabulário mais acessível para jovens. Gostei bastante de “Os inocentes” e desde então sempre tive a vontade de ler a história original e finalmente realizei essa vontade. Minha primeira percepção ao ler The Turn of the screw é que a linguagem é mais complexa do que antecipei. Nada que me impedisse de entender a história, mas necessitei fazer um maior esforço para acompanhar a escrita de James. Não lembrava de muitos eventos do enredo então foi como ler pela primeira vez. Li em audiobook e a narração de Richard Armitage e Emma Thompson foram ótimas, recomendo. Uma coisa que me surpreendeu nessa leitura foi que não lembrava, ou até mesmo não percebi na primeira leitura, quão ambígua é a história. A maior parte da narrativa é do ponto de vista da Governanta e ninguém mais além dela vê as aparições, Peter Quint e Miss Jessel. Quer dizer, ela afirma veementemente que as crianças das quais toma conta, Miles e Flora, não apenas veem as aparições, mas também que isso acontece com frequência. Porém as crianças em nenhum momento confirmam de forma clara as acusações da governanta. Peter Quint e Miss Jessel eram antigos funcionários da casa em que se passa a história, segundo a personagem Mrs. Grose, única aliada da protagonista por acreditar no que a governanta diz mesmo sem provas, Quint e Jessel eram pessoas de moral questionável e exerciam grande influência negativa nas crianças. Tanto Quint como Miss Jessel tinham morrido a relativamente pouco tempo, porém de formas diferentes. A governanta passa a atribuir todas as características manipuladoras de Miles e Flora a influência das aparições, que apenas ela admite ver. Então o que temos é uma história de terror ambígua em que tudo narrado pela protagonista pode ser verdade ou pode ser apenas uma visão perturbada dos fatos e das crianças. No final, o confronto entre a governanta e Miles deixa as perguntas: Se a governanta não tivesse insistido e pressionado naquela última conversa, completamente ignorando os sintomas febris de Miles, ele teria sobrevivido? Ele teria admitido ver as aparições? Ou a derradeira menção de Peter Quint feita por Miles, enquanto a os olhos da criança buscavam ver a aparição, foi consequência de o menino estar convencido que a governanta via o fantasma de Quint e ele, na verdade pela primeira vez, também queria vê-lo?
Essa dualidade da história é o que a torna uma grande obra, apesar que a mesma dualidade suaviza um pouco o clima de terror sobrenatural desta minha segunda experiência com a narrativa. Gostei bastante de ter lido o texto original e recomendo como um dos grandes clássicos do terror. Porém, a suavização do terror sobrenatural que senti, a dificuldade da linguagem e algumas questões menores (ex. a credulidade sem limites de Mrs. Grose) me impedem de dar 5 estrelas. Contudo a obra é um sólido 4.50 estrelas.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Death of parent and Classism
emory's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Death, Misogyny, and Death of parent
A main aspect of this story has to do with the nature of the relationship between the children and the previous caretakers, and abuse is never mentioned but easily inferred.merricatblackwood's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
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