Washington Square

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Henry James: Washington Square (EBook, 2009, The Floating Press)

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English language

Published Dec. 26, 2009 by The Floating Press.

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978-1-77541-076-8
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2 stars (1 review)

Washington Square by Henry James is the story of the gentle, dull Catherine Sloper who falls for the ambivalent Morris Townsend, who her father believes is a fortune hunter. When Catherine's father refuses to countenance the marriage and threatens to disinherit her if she proceeds, the dutiful Catherine is unable to choose between her father and the man of her dreams. Often compared to Austen for the precision and elegance of the prose Washington Square is a beautiful tragicomic story that is one of James' bestloved novels.

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2 stars

I kept reading hoping that at some point the plot would start. It never did. Washington Square was a tiresome, long anecdote about the boring problems of annoying rich people. If this is the most liked and accessible Henry Hames novel, I'd hate to see what the others are like.

I read this book thinking that since I was visiting NYC it would be nice to read a local book. However it has no sense of place. Everything is vague interiority. I hate all the main characters.