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A review by mundinova
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
2.0
Knowledge is not power.
A "horror" story that's a little tame for today's readers.
What struck me as most odd were the character's beliefs and world views:
1) If a person is beautiful in appearance, their character must also be beautiful. This applies extra to creepy children.
2) Knowing things about the people and the world around you can only bring about evil thoughts or bad situations. Best stay innocent and ignorant.
If this book in any way represents life in Victorian England I really hope I never time travel to that time. Having to interact with such characters as Mrs. Grose or the Governess would be my undoing. I'm sure I'd quickly resort to hair pulling and shouting, "Oh my gawd, you're such an idiot! Stop doing that!!"
Story: 2 stars
Character Development: 2 stars
Prose/Language: 4 stars
A "horror" story that's a little tame for today's readers.
What struck me as most odd were the character's beliefs and world views:
1) If a person is beautiful in appearance, their character must also be beautiful. This applies extra to creepy children.
2) Knowing things about the people and the world around you can only bring about evil thoughts or bad situations. Best stay innocent and ignorant.
If this book in any way represents life in Victorian England I really hope I never time travel to that time. Having to interact with such characters as Mrs. Grose or the Governess would be my undoing. I'm sure I'd quickly resort to hair pulling and shouting, "Oh my gawd, you're such an idiot! Stop doing that!!"
Story: 2 stars
Character Development: 2 stars
Prose/Language: 4 stars