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waytoomanybooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
What a richly spooky tale! Itâs hard to know who to trust, which makes you question the sanity of the four main characters. Our unnamed main character is the epitome of an unreliable narrator...or is she? It's a short, but compelling page turner.
It's also worth noting that the run-on sentences can be tricky to follow. I did have to stop and reread sentences several times to make sure I understood what I was reading, but honestly, if you miss a sentence here or there, it doesn't really make a difference. (Did you see what I did there? đ)
It's also worth noting that the run-on sentences can be tricky to follow. I did have to stop and reread sentences several times to make sure I understood what I was reading, but honestly, if you miss a sentence here or there, it doesn't really make a difference. (Did you see what I did there? đ)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, and Gaslighting
Heads up there is impliedcoolfijiwater'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
lakinlindsey's review against another edition
challenging
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? Yes
2.0
Great premise but was not a fan of the execution. This is possibly why most adaptions of this novella are also not good because the source material didnât execute it well to begin with.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Death
samsonian's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
BRO WHAT
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia
Moderate: Death
kaileerosen's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
It could be confusing and slow at times, pacing was a bit disjointed with how some of the descriptions were written. I ended up lost in the prose and having to reread passages.
I liked that the narrator is unreliable. The book takes an Interesting look at the corruption and death of innocence paired with attempts at heroism going wrong. I
I liked that the narrator is unreliable. The book takes an Interesting look at the corruption and death of innocence paired with attempts at heroism going wrong. I
also enjoyed the subtlety of the horror, itâs creepy and unnerving as you try to figure out whatâs real and try to find answers to the characterâs secrets.
The ending was a little open ended, leaving it to the reader to decide what happens in some aspects. It was satisfying but also somehow underwhelming.
Overall a perfect creepy, gothic horror story! But one I probably shouldnât have read before bed đ
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Minor: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
babybatx's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, and Classism
Minor: Death
carmine_b's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
3.25
The middle of this book lost me so badly that I almost dropped it. There is only so many times I could read about the governess agonizing over whether or not to confront the children about the ghosts; it was grating. The last 1/4th of the book or so was really good though, so I'm glad I stuck it out. Kind of ambiguous, but in a way that just added to the intrigue for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Classism
sofipitch's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I probably wouldn't have cared for this at all if I hadn't enjoyed "The Haunting of Bly Manor", and finding what influenced that show and what didn't. But this book felt like little substance, but it was also one of the first to begin two very famous horror tropes, "creepy kids" and "what if it was all in the character's head". So I can't fault this book for having been copied SO much it seems boring now, bc it was original at the time. I still liked the TV show Bly Manor better though.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
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 adolescĂȘncia li uma adaptação de The Turn of the Screw para jovens leitores em PortuguĂȘs. O tĂtulo da adaptação era âOs inocentesâ e basicamente tratava-se da obra de Henry James com um vocabulĂĄrio mais acessĂvel para jovens. Gostei bastante de âOs inocentesâ e desde entĂŁo sempre tive a vontade de ler a histĂłria original e finalmente realizei essa vontade. Minha primeira percepção ao ler The Turn of the screw Ă© que a linguagem Ă© mais complexa do que antecipei. Nada que me impedisse de entender a histĂłria, mas necessitei fazer um maior esforço para acompanhar a escrita de James. NĂŁo lembrava de muitos eventos do enredo entĂŁo foi como ler pela primeira vez. Li em audiobook e a narração de Richard Armitage e Emma Thompson foram Ăłtimas, recomendo. Uma coisa que me surpreendeu nessa leitura foi que nĂŁo lembrava, ou atĂ© mesmo nĂŁo percebi na primeira leitura, quĂŁo ambĂgua Ă© a histĂłria. A maior parte da narrativa Ă© do ponto de vista da Governanta e ninguĂ©m mais alĂ©m dela vĂȘ as apariçÔes, Peter Quint e Miss Jessel. Quer dizer, ela afirma veementemente que as crianças das quais toma conta, Miles e Flora, nĂŁo apenas veem as apariçÔes, mas tambĂ©m que isso acontece com frequĂȘncia. PorĂ©m as crianças em nenhum momento confirmam de forma clara as acusaçÔes da governanta. Peter Quint e Miss Jessel eram antigos funcionĂĄrios da casa em que se passa a histĂłria, segundo a personagem Mrs. Grose, Ășnica aliada da protagonista por acreditar no que a governanta diz mesmo sem provas, Quint e Jessel eram pessoas de moral questionĂĄvel e exerciam grande influĂȘncia negativa nas crianças. Tanto Quint como Miss Jessel tinham morrido a relativamente pouco tempo, porĂ©m de formas diferentes. A governanta passa a atribuir todas as caracterĂsticas manipuladoras de Miles e Flora a influĂȘncia das apariçÔes, que apenas ela admite ver. EntĂŁo o que temos Ă© uma histĂłria de terror ambĂgua em que tudo narrado pela protagonista pode ser verdade ou pode ser apenas uma visĂŁo perturbada dos fatos e das crianças. No final, o confronto entre a governanta e Miles deixa as perguntas: Se a governanta nĂŁo tivesse insistido e pressionado naquela Ășltima conversa, completamente ignorando os sintomas febris de Miles, ele teria sobrevivido? Ele teria admitido ver as apariçÔes? Ou a derradeira menção de Peter Quint feita por Miles, enquanto a os olhos da criança buscavam ver a aparição, foi consequĂȘncia de o menino estar convencido que a governanta via o fantasma de Quint e ele, na verdade pela primeira vez, tambĂ©m queria vĂȘ-lo?
Essa dualidade da histĂłria Ă© o que a torna uma grande obra, apesar que a mesma dualidade suaviza um pouco o clima de terror sobrenatural desta minha segunda experiĂȘncia com a narrativa. Gostei bastante de ter lido o texto original e recomendo como um dos grandes clĂĄssicos do terror. PorĂ©m, a suavização do terror sobrenatural que senti, a dificuldade da linguagem e algumas questĂ”es menores (ex. a credulidade sem limites de Mrs. Grose) me impedem de dar 5 estrelas. Contudo a obra Ă© um sĂłlido 4.50 estrelas.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Death of parent and Classism