The Portrait of a Lady Audiobook

" Like walking through a swamp filled with molasses to get to the story. "

" i read this once a year. each year it changes me and for the better. "

" It's hard to go wrong when you read Henry James. Loved this book. Yes, it moves a bit slowly, but when you finish this book you feel like you actually knew the characters and lived their lives. "

" Heavy going in places, but happy I stuck with it! "

" I read this for an American Literature class. I enjoyed it, in spite of some inital skepticism. James, is quite verbose but by the same token has beautiful ways of phrasing things to create a sense of the charater or the scene. "

" Absolutely adored this, except of course the ending but i think Henry James does that on purpose. Everything is always about doing the right thing even if one has to suffer for it. "

" It rarely happens but I just couldn't get through this book. Sorry, Isabel Archer. I will never know what becomes of your quest for love and life as an American in Europe. "

" All I can say is that James is a psychological genius and I missed my subway stop while engrossed in his long passages. But the ending killed me, absolutely stunned me. Why did she go back?? "

" I found myself rather annoyed with the characters and hated the ending. "

" I'm used to older literature reading at a different pace, but wow, this book was slow. I'm guessing presenting a strong, decisive female lead was more revolutionary at the time this book was written, but for us today the plot is flat. "

" James is a master of dialogue, but the end did not satisfy me at all. "

" Published in 1881, this book portrays the lives of expat Americans in Europe. The 1st half was a trial to get through, but paid off in the 2nd half. Interesting reflection of the state of marriage and women of that time. "

" I read this in my 20s while in Paris. My boyfriend and I only had the one copy between us, so I would read a page, then tear it out and give it to him. "

" I read this in my 20s while in Paris. My boyfriend and I only had the one copy between us, so I would read a page, then tear it out and give it to him. "

" I read this in my 20s while in Paris. My boyfriend and I only had the one copy between us, so I would read a page, then tear it out and give it to him. "

" I'm not a writer, just a reader and I loved this book. "

" I'm not a writer, just a reader and I loved this book. "

" I'm not a writer, just a reader and I loved this book. "

" if it weren't for the last third of this book, it'd be a five. "

" if it weren't for the last third of this book, it'd be a five. "

" if it weren't for the last third of this book, it'd be a five. "

" Sadly beautiful and well worth the time. "

" Sadly beautiful and well worth the time. "

" Sadly beautiful and well worth the time. "

" At points this was difficult to read and felt a little dull. I'm certain others could read this book with pleasure, I didnt. But I would like to read it again with an eye for gender studies. "

" At points this was difficult to read and felt a little dull. I'm certain others could read this book with pleasure, I didnt. But I would like to read it again with an eye for gender studies. "

" At points this was difficult to read and felt a little dull. I'm certain others could read this book with pleasure, I didnt. But I would like to read it again with an eye for gender studies. "

" My other all time favorite! A classic. I love the way Henry James writes and I could read this book over and over again. The characters are wonderful and Mr. James uses language so wonderfully! "

" My other all time favorite! A classic. I love the way Henry James writes and I could read this book over and over again. The characters are wonderful and Mr. James uses language so wonderfully! "

" My other all time favorite! A classic. I love the way Henry James writes and I could read this book over and over again. The characters are wonderful and Mr. James uses language so wonderfully! "

" Thoroughly enjoyed it. Psychological character descriptions are layers and layers deep. Will remember many of the main characters, they are so intriguing. "

" Thoroughly enjoyed it. Psychological character descriptions are layers and layers deep. Will remember many of the main characters, they are so intriguing. "

" Thoroughly enjoyed it. Psychological character descriptions are layers and layers deep. Will remember many of the main characters, they are so intriguing. "

" I really had a hard time reading this, as James writes with such a full use of the language. The characters are a bit stereotypical, but the story has enough plot twists to make it interesting. "

" I really had a hard time reading this, as James writes with such a full use of the language. The characters are a bit stereotypical, but the story has enough plot twists to make it interesting. "

" I really had a hard time reading this, as James writes with such a full use of the language. The characters are a bit stereotypical, but the story has enough plot twists to make it interesting. "

" Classic, however the fact that he spent a whole page on describing a tea pot will never leave my memory of this book! "

" Classic, however the fact that he spent a whole page on describing a tea pot will never leave my memory of this book! "

" Classic, however the fact that he spent a whole page on describing a tea pot will never leave my memory of this book! "