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Originally Posted by Sparrow
I got half way through 'The Turn of the Screw', and I'm not sure whether I'll go back to finish it. Is it representative of his other fiction?
I love Victorian literature generally, but 'TTotS' is a major slog.
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Sytlistically, I would say "yes"; however, that's not one of his more enjoyable stories, although it's recognized as a classic of Literature.
I like James because of his ability to get inside his character's heads, his ability to write interior monologues. For me, the people he creates are real and alive. I love the psychology of his characters and the motivations that drive them.
Don