tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post4870517204561509764..comments2024-03-28T05:11:15.109-04:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: The Portrait of a LadyMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-80860866067219428282012-01-09T21:16:12.164-05:002012-01-09T21:16:12.164-05:00Care - I wonder if I might have a different reacti...Care - I wonder if I might have a different reaction to this one if I read it in a decade. The writing is so beautiful.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-81772152288299507012012-01-09T17:29:39.318-05:002012-01-09T17:29:39.318-05:00Funny, I don't remember much except the settin...Funny, I don't remember much except the setting on the big lawn of that estate. I could even be wrong about that. I did enjoy this one, though.Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478474870247729611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-69439721464533938972011-06-06T11:12:06.084-04:002011-06-06T11:12:06.084-04:00Becky - The fact that it was such a different time...Becky - The fact that it was such a different time period is what made me love Isabel's strong will so much at the beginning of the book. I'll have to keep that in mind when I read Tess too. <br /><br />Mandy - Turn of the Screw is great! <br /><br />Jessica - I'm hesitant to see the movie. I don't see Nicole Kidman in this role and I feel like it would just make it worse. <br /><br />BookQuoter - I would start small. Some people aren't a huge fan of his writing style.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-66883065078953708202011-06-05T20:56:42.921-04:002011-06-05T20:56:42.921-04:00Got to read a Henry James soon!Got to read a Henry James soon!BookQuoterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033467542826463255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-40488782083904235412011-06-05T09:36:23.791-04:002011-06-05T09:36:23.791-04:00I don't think I could read a whole Henry James...I don't think I could read a whole Henry James novel (The turning of the screw was good but the writing...)<br /><br />I did see the film of this starring Nicole Kidman which I think was ok, I remember feeling quite sorry for her for most of it.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861424110678889637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-91579068209343786672011-06-04T13:37:48.221-04:002011-06-04T13:37:48.221-04:00Like Becky, Turn of The Screw is my favorite by Ja...Like Becky, Turn of The Screw is my favorite by James as well. It's been a long time since I read Portrait Of A Lady, but now this post has gotten me eying it on my bookshelf once more!:)Mandy (The Well-Read Wife)http://www.wellreadwife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-69263805659518726052011-06-04T02:43:09.061-04:002011-06-04T02:43:09.061-04:00Im sort of the same, loved the book but Isabel sen...Im sort of the same, loved the book but Isabel sent me crazy. I felt the same about Tess of the DÚrberville's. I know that you have to read these books with the knowledge that they take place in the past where values were very different, but all the same, that woman was just so annoying!!! The Turn of the Screw if my James favourite.Rebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-65461610324020852902011-06-03T16:58:06.977-04:002011-06-03T16:58:06.977-04:00Brenna - I haven't read Maisy, but Portrait re...Brenna - I haven't read Maisy, but Portrait really is a beautiful book, so definitely add it to the TBR. I just wanted it to go in a different direction.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-91174435325916588432011-06-03T16:18:57.395-04:002011-06-03T16:18:57.395-04:00I've read a few of James' shorter works ov...I've read a few of James' shorter works over the last year and really enjoyed them. I'd like to read What Maisy Knew next, and then possibly The Portrait of a Lady, since it probably his most well-known work.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-61512070796018714152011-06-03T15:21:24.140-04:002011-06-03T15:21:24.140-04:00Teacher/Learner - The thing with this character wa...Teacher/Learner - The thing with this character was that, she didn't go sour, I just felt sad for her. The Turn of the Screw is great. Daisy Miller is a good, quick James read too.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-3330007493891740102011-06-03T10:36:48.787-04:002011-06-03T10:36:48.787-04:00That's interesting that the character went fro...That's interesting that the character went from being liked to being disagreeable for making bad choices, yet the book still turned out to be worthwhile. Usually if a character turns sour on me, the book takes a nosedive. I've been intrigued by Henry James but never read anything by him. Maybe this is a good place to start. The Turn of the Screw is probably the title that interests me most (just visualizing the title as a metaphor for a mystery plot is tantalizing).Teacher/Learnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280690822570558469noreply@blogger.com