>stop reading long novels

>>9911255
Begin with The Aspern Papers.

Just finished The Portrait of a Lady. Never seen so much good writing and trashy genre fiction-tier shit packed together in a single book.

>>9911541
It's early, rigid shit, man, and SHOULD NOT be required reading. It took him awhile to become a great novelist. But when he does, he's matchless. The early shorter stuff is hit or miss.

>>9911629
>It took him awhile to become a great novelist. But when he does, he's matchless
Lolno
There isn't really a memorable line anywhere in his work.

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portrait is at least better than turn of the screw
pic summarizes screw quite nicely for those who haven't read it

>>9912089
Oh, gee. There's about 2 dozen memorable characters and he's a novelist, not a poet.
But tell me..
What kind of person reads ALL through James' work, and emerges with this brilliant observation?
lol not (you).

>>9911255
>says the guy who couldn't write a short story under 50 pages to save his life

Maybe I would take his advice if he wrote anything good in the first place

>>9912333
That would require your learning how to read first, anon.

>>9912127
really just seems like your a shit reader desu

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>>9912417
So this is the power of reading American authors... woah...

>>9912422
Henry James is the peak of American literature. The only genius

>start reading Culture of Critique