The thing I loved most about the book is the plot, but I mean like, is that a shock to anyway. There’s a reason why The Turn of the Screw is still such a popular story 123 years later. The story is captivating, with scenes that gave me the heeby jeebies like no modern horror movie (that staircase scene…if you know you know) and leaves you wonder ‘what the-‘ till the very last page and beyond. 

That leads me to my next favourite part of the book which is the ending. No plot spoilers, but I do say ‘how’ the book ends: In most books, having this type of ending would make your book be considered ‘incomplete’. But I think Henry James was super smart with ending his book like this. Having an ending that literally comes out of no where and makes you ask ‘that’s it?’ is super smart. Instead of giving a complete ending, explaining everything that happens after the climax, would make you close the book, and move on with your life. But with this, you close the book, and start asking yourself questions, and makes the book linger with you just like a ghost.

The one negative I can give is the writing, which I felt to be pretty difficult to understand, leaving me confused with what happened in the chapter. (Then again, I do feel like this with most classics so I guess it’s a me problem).