Reviews

The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

cindy2171's review against another edition

1.0

Could. Not. Finish. It.
And I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything, either.

maggie73's review against another edition

5.0

(Audiobook - read by Juliet Stevenson). I was talking to someone yesterday who threw the paperback version across the room “as it took so long for James to say anything”. I, on the other hand, loved the descriptive writing and will be reading / listening to a lot more by this author. As to the ending, I’m viewing it in a positive light!

dvogel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kiri_johnston's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

joakley's review against another edition

5.0

Obviously fuck Gilbert Osmond, but also fuck Caspar Goodwood

mrears0_0's review against another edition

challenging relaxing 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

1.5

if it’s a portrait of a lady why do I know nothing about her

annemariewellswriter's review against another edition

3.0

It was a drama that kept me interested to know what was going to happen next.

***Spoilers***






That being said, I hate a good cliffhanger. I hate not knowing - does she go back to her shitty husband because she promised his mistress's daughter that she would? Or does she go back to rescue the daughter from her shitty father and return to Goodman? I hate not knowing.

kellysavagebooks's review

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

r1ta's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing tense medium-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? Yes

knees_n_toes's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25