- Paperback
- Publisher: Random House Inc (P) (October 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0375756558
- ISBN-13: 978-0375756559
- Shipping Weight: 503 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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The Prince had always liked his London, when it had come to him; he was one of the Modern Romans who find by the Thames a more convincing image of the truth of the ancient state than any they have left by the Tiber. Read the first page
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The Prince had always liked his London, when it had come to him; he was one of the Modern Romans who find by the Thames a more convincing image of the truth of the ancient state than any they have left by the Tiber. Read the first page
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Mixed reaction,
This review is from: Penguin Classics Golden Bowl (Mass Market Paperback)
Very long, very detailed, and a compendium of compound sentences. It's necessary to read this book during concentrated quiet time. It can be difficult to focus during a commute. James tells the story of a pair of former lovers, who are separately married to a wealthy father and his daughter. James details the relations among them before the marriage, during the betrayal, and after the discovery.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A massive headache,
By "cmerrell" (Rosewll, GA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Penguin Classics Golden Bowl (Mass Market Paperback)
Like all the rest of James' works The Golden Bowl gave me a massve headache. Amidst all the adjectives and adverbs James tells an interesting story where all the characters act 'splendidly' toward each other. In this case deceit and infedelity are at the core. Hemmingway could have written this in 100 pages or less. James just makes your head spin.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Pompous and verbose,
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This review is from: Penguin Classics Golden Bowl (Mass Market Paperback)
I just spent two weeks reading this book thinking that at some point there would be a hook or a payoff. There was none. James took 787 pages to tell a story that never develops into anything in terms of action, and only an ambiguous wishy-washiness in terms of the characters' subjective states. Yes, in some passages the writing was elegant and enchanting, but not enough to save the book. And no, I'm not ragging on this book simply because I didn't understand it. I did understand it. I'm ragging on it because it was a waste of my time. I'm giving it 3 stars because James is obviously a master of the English language, but this book is essentially for English professors. Read Edith Wharton instead if you're into this period and subject matter.
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