A review by thestoryofaz
The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories by Henry James

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

I have been putting away the prospect of picking up a Henry James novel on account of an almost universal notion of the Internet that James is 'too difficult' of a writer. Perhaps he is. But that intimidating so as to stay away from his works entirely? I would soon be proven wrong when I finally made the bold decision to read The Turn of the Screw in line with Spooky Season last month (not so bold, looking back, considering it is in fact only a novella). I was positively blown away. I swear he writes the best sentences in all of English. His sentences, as the great Joan Didion would describe as possessing 'sinkholes', are feats enough on their own.