Listening to the audiobook edition, narrated by Wanda McCaddon, has helped me but I still find Henry James' writing style not much to my taste. It isn't his verbosity, as I enjoy other verbose Victorian authors' books, and it isn't the subject matter, as I have found the film adaptations of James' books excellent. But somehow, reading his books sends me to drowsiness; the audiobook avoids this difficulty to a great extent. ( )

Listening to the audiobook edition, narrated by Wanda McCaddon, has helped me but I still find Henry James' writing style not much to my taste. It isn't his verbosity, as I enjoy other verbose Victorian authors' books, and it isn't the subject matter, as I have found the film adaptations of James' books excellent. But somehow, reading his books sends me to drowsiness; the audiobook avoids this difficulty to a great extent. ( )

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