The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2


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Susan is supposed to report back on how things went at Aunt Maud's dinner party. She tells Milly that Kate "knows," although it's not clear whether she knows about Milly's illness, her attraction to Merton, or both. She's prepared to do whatever he thinks she should. She talks in a fatalistic tone that suggests she's totally done for.

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Susan protests and says that Sir Luke hasn't told her anything bad. But she's not very convincing when she says it.

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I was only able to complete it by rotely forcing myself to read each word after the other. I could understand neither the characters, the plot, the setting, nor was I entirely certain that any of those simple components of crafting a story were even present.

by Henry James

Perhaps this was a great novel in a different time and place, but from my present-day perspective I found it baffling and, frankly, incomprehensible. Maybe it would have become interesting, but didn't want to waste my time reading something that I couldn't get interested in. See all 9 reviews. Most recent customer reviews. Published on March 12, Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2. Set up a giveaway.

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James is a superb writer. Although his paragraphs are very long and intricate, his story telling is amazing. The descriptions of Venice are dazzling. James understood women very well and this story circles around three friends and variations on love and money. Our book group is reading this novel for September.

The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 by Henry James

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Wow, without a doubt, the worst book I've ever read. I couldn't wait to finish and definitely will not be reading volume 2. To use James' own words, this book was just a bunch of "twaddle. I can entirely imagine this sort of writing is what drove Hemingway to his condensed style. I could see if the mid-sentence interruptions were poetic or added texture to the Wow, without a doubt, the worst book I've ever read. I could see if the mid-sentence interruptions were poetic or added texture to the overall story. But they mostly were just that - interruptions that made his prose unbearable.

Unfortunately, and amazingly, there are two more of his books on my top list that I'll have to ignore. I just can't stomach this sort of writing. Cumbersome to read and wholly about nothing. Looking back after grueling pages I still don't see a story.

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Nothing happens and I could care less about the inner lives of these unimportant snobs and their imagined conflicts. Give me a break. Defining Henry James as "Gibberish.

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There is the "crypto-gibberish" of John Dos Passos, which takes a little work to be decoded but can be as pleasurable as a painting or poem once apprehended.