🖼️ reading henry james in 2025 : the tbr 🖼️

[@danieljackson3367]

I’ve only read The Portrait of a Lady, which I liked and found interesting. I had thought of Daisy Miller as my next James to read.

[@josmith5992]

I think I know more people who don’t like James than do, but I’m a fan of the stuff I’ve read so far even if I didn’t love it all. One friend dislikes him because he rewrote and revised most of his major novels and in the process made them more difficult to read 😬. Perhaps I feel more warmly towards him because I read and loved Colm Tóibín’s novel about him The Master 🤷‍♀️🤔, also he was friends with Vernon Lee and some of her Italian short stories remind me of him. I hope the project works out but if it doesn’t you won’t be alone in disliking him 😉. Glad the green dye worked this time, my favorite color!

[@actual-spinster]

that's interesting !! i guess i will be reading the revised versions so maybe i'll also struggle w their readability... we shall have to see.... ill def put the master on a potential books to check out list bc i do think perhaps w some creative context that might make this more fun &so thanks for that !! also didnt know he was friends with vernon lee who i love even if i dont think ive read any of her stuff lol. ty !! u have great taste in colours! :)