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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Beautifully written. The commentary on social class and the inherent hypocrisy is still relevant more than a century later.
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this book gives you so much to think about while still balancing it out with beautiful reflective prose and a few comedic moments that made me laugh out loud... excited to read forster's remaining works after enjoying this and maurice so much! - agree with some of the other viewers that aspects of this book seem weirdly prescient and relevant 100+ years later, spooky
This book is getting 3 stars only because it is a classic and because there are some beautifully lyrical passages scattered throughout. I disliked all of the characters--yes, some of them managed to change a bit throughout the book, but in order to do that Forster would skip forward in time and then the person(s) would magically be different. Ugh. If I hadn't been reading this in conjunction with Close Reads, I'd have shelved it.
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I totally appreciated E.M. Forster's female characters. Given the feminist theme, the characters showed strength of character and of will. As is typical of the period, the language can be a bit difficult to dig through, but it's an excellent read.
Did not expect this book to feel genuinely life-changing for me. Feels like a guidebook for how to be a person in the modern world.
Margaret is so complex and her relationship with Henry was so intriguing
only connect! prose and passion, beast and monk
Margaret is so complex and her relationship with Henry was so intriguing
only connect! prose and passion, beast and monk
A lot of fuss and bother after a mixed up umbrella.
Insufferably well-written. Mostly awful, utterly believable characters. Glacially-paced subtle reflections on change, in myriad forms.
I marvel that this book has struck such a chord with so many. It’s the first time in my life that I remember asking of a book, on repeat, “why was this written?”
And yet, this book has a masterful beauty to it. Some of the thought-exercises would have appealed to me more when I was in Uni, some of it comes off as condescending / Forster really not understanding poorer folks, but some of it strikes home like an arrow.
Insufferably well-written. Mostly awful, utterly believable characters. Glacially-paced subtle reflections on change, in myriad forms.
I marvel that this book has struck such a chord with so many. It’s the first time in my life that I remember asking of a book, on repeat, “why was this written?”
And yet, this book has a masterful beauty to it. Some of the thought-exercises would have appealed to me more when I was in Uni, some of it comes off as condescending / Forster really not understanding poorer folks, but some of it strikes home like an arrow.
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this book in an undergraduate literature class almost 40 years ago. I hated it. I plan to read it again now that I'm 60 and not 20. Hope I find in it what I was supposed to.
