I couldn't agree with you more about your view point on this book. I had originally chosen this book to do a report on it for my English class because it was short in lenght. Unfortunately, I now see that I'd rather have picked a longer book than have to read this one another time. (Note: I'm not intellectually challenged. It's just an extremely BORING story. I have yet to watch either of the movies.)
its greatly depressing that some people have no conception of good literature and aren't intelligent to pick up the psychological brillance of this novel.such shame
As a film ( made with the title "The Innocents" in 1961) this is an incredibly terrifying story. As a book, it is an incredibly tedious wade that would not scare a mouse. It's so boring that I truly respect the filmakers who persevered sufficiently to make "The Innocents".<br>Two other film versions have been made under the original title, and I would recommend neither of them. Lynn Redgrave and Jodhi May both play the role of the governess, but neither can hold a candle to the luminous Deborah Kerr in the 1961 version.<br>I pity anyone who has to study this book for school literature, so I do recommend that they watch "The Inocents" and regard it as a reward for ploughing through the novel.
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