A review by henrylphillips
The Golden Bowl by Henry James

4.0

Was difficult to decide between 3 & 4 stars. The moments of recognition, confrontation, and partial reconciliation throughout the novel are nearly unmatched. James is masterful in these moments. But the book makes you earn these moments with hundreds of pages of difficult prose in which little happens. Not that this isn’t integral to the story’s purpose, in its own way. Just that it seemed excessive.