Daisy Miller is an amusing, funny social commentary of what happens when a holidaymaker meets a young, beautifully tempestuous flirt. Whilst in Switzerland, a gentleman named Winterbourne becomes entranced by Daisy Miller, an all American girl who is holidaying with her mother and son. His obsession with her continues to Geneva despite the annoyance and disapproval of his aunt who thinks the whole thing is shameful. I really enjoyed this novella, and was well on the way to becoming a big fan of Henry James. Unfortunately, despite the worldwide acclaim of the second novella, I was thoroughly disinterested in it. 'Turn of the Screw' translates excellently onto the screen, but in my personal opinion wasn't as good a book as I had expected. It was slow and labourious and the 'shocks' were delivered weakly. Although I know the story nothing seemed to be happening. I feel I should be apologising to Henry James because I expect I'm in the minority of dislikers, but I have immensely enjoyed Daisy Miller and Washington Square.
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