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Loading... The Turn of the Screwby Henry James
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. While Henry James remains a brilliant but decidedly un-fun author to read, the Turn of the Screw is the greatest ghost story ever (except for perhaps the incomparable Wayans brothers' movie the 6th Man and that unmatched children's program Ghostwriter). A psychological thriller, the story is crisp and tight and features brilliant twists and turns along with memorable characters and a maddeningly inconclusive ending. It's a definite must for anyone who likes stories of the supernatural because it's actually good writing. (  ) Stodelay | Nov 1, 2009 |  (unabridged audiobook read by Flo Gibson): I had a lot of trouble with this one. The language was difficult, Gibson read way too quickly, and for most of it I had no idea what was going on. Perhaps if I'd read a paper copy I'd have enjoyed it more. ( ) melydia | Oct 28, 2009 | This book is very scary. It is story of ghosts, but When I read it, I think children are terrible. Because children are very pure. Sometimes adult can't expect their action. And children everytime want to dangerous adventures. they like risky things. In this book, governess managed to fight against bad ghosts. I hope adults to save children from danger. ( ) shokos | Oct 19, 2009 | CruzanDagny | Oct 12, 2009 | I was hoping to like this more than I did. I like the premise of it - is the narrator going crazy, or are there really ghosts at Bly? However, the ghost sightings were minimal and there was no action to speak of. I get that this was intentional, but it just doesn't work for me. I finished it fairly quickly, but only because I kept thinking something more exciting was going to happen. I hated the ending; I can't remember the last time I came across such a horrible cliff-hanger. And, another thing that bothers me - what DID Miles say at school?! (  )1  trkybrd | Oct 2, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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