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A review by rodney1946
The Golden Bowl by Henry James
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
James was born in a late phase and grew phasier all his life, like a jungle vine. . . .
his style, the supple, witty, sensual, sensitive circumloquasi style--and The Bowl is
it's final and most refulgent state.. James was a nuancer and believed in the art
of qualifications, an art of making finer and finer distinctions . . . "try o be someone"
he said, "on whom nothing is lost."
William Gass from "A Temple of Texts."
his style, the supple, witty, sensual, sensitive circumloquasi style--and The Bowl is
it's final and most refulgent state.. James was a nuancer and believed in the art
of qualifications, an art of making finer and finer distinctions . . . "try o be someone"
he said, "on whom nothing is lost."
William Gass from "A Temple of Texts."