I seriously want to bang my head against the wall after reading this book. I'm not saying Henry James isn't a good author I'm just saying he made the story go on FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was total torture. The "action" didn't even happen until maybe chapter 30 and that's me being considerate. The book's purpose is REALLY misleading because I thought the "evil" man Isabel married was an evil witch of a man but he was actually just a narcissistic piece of trash that she could have left and married someone better. I can't believe I wasted my time with this book. Just for future reference, if you ever have to do a book report DONT PICK THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!