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My version of this book is a beautiful green, hardcover, book of the month. It contains "A Room with a View", "Howard's End" and "Maurice". Loved A Room with a View, loved Howard's End but could not get into Maurice. Lovely description writing in the first 2. Nice to see the movie adaptations match the books closely. A Room with a View and Howard's End are perfect classic reads for fall or winter.
A Room With A ViewFinally finished it. Easy reading, not very compelling. Liked the scenes, Italy and Windy Corner. Will watch the movie now. I agree with Lucy's final decision - I liked George, didn't like Cecil.
Review to follow soon.
This was a little difficult to follow at first and was challenging but well worth the effort.
I consider A Room With A View to be Winnie-the-Pooh for adults and something that should be read often. It is the delightful story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young woman who eventually accepts responsibility for her own life and marries a man whose sense of freedom reminds her of a room with a view. The movie version of the book is charming and faithful to the story and (despite an amusing river bathing scene in which there is full male nudity) is rated PG.Rooms stand for social conventions, deadeni...
Decent and interesting if not my favorite.
Romantic and classic book that shows the upper class values as opposed to the lower class. Love still rules in these two stories.
Fabulous pair of stories! “Howard’s End” was even better than “A Room With a View.”
I’ve had these two on my list for a while and neither disappointed. I’m coming to find that I’m a sucker for classics. “Howard’s End” is the first book of E.M. Forster’s I’ve been able to read, and his style is one I really enjoyed. This story at least was big on characterization; really fleshing them out and bringing them to life. The house at Howard’s end was actually one of the main characters. The way he writes about it brings it to life and gives it a magical feel, as if it has a pulse. He
For the first third of the book, I was completely bored out of my mind. But I found that as I went into it further, and I kept up with the characters (where some of them confused me even until the end) and the events that were taking place, I began to enjoy it more. The second half wasn’t that great either, but it becomes quite unexpected and has more romance, so I like it more than the first third. My favourite, however was the third last section. I found that the engagements the main character...
This is really a rating for Howard's End, as I only got the book to read it. Forster has a great understanding of how people think and also shows us the limitation of the people of the time. He makes England sound so beautiful and yet it's also a nostalgic looking backward at a time when there was more beautiful countryside ... and far more crushing poverty. A truly enjoyable read and a rich, rich book. It has made me sad, though, because it's so completely aware of how transient our lives are a...
Listened to a fantastic audio performance of this by Rebecca Hall, which is available on Audible. EM Forster wrote absolutely beautiful prose, although the story itself is not that complex. Even if you aren't that into the story, the writing is beautiful to listen to. I might watch the 1985 movie version as well, given the (baby) all star British actor cast.
For GSHNJ Staff Healthy Living Challenge 2019.A delightful book; Forster nails society and concerns with appearance. I should not have been surprised that the final scene was a bit different from the movie.
Beautiful both.
Beautiful story, almost as good as The Great Gatsby.
Loved the character of Lucy
Room With a View was serendipitous and the language divine
It was more educational than entertaining. By that I mean, I got a glimpse into past culture and a good look at a complex writing style. The author’s ability to represent the surface level chaos of life is mastery. It’s presentation and tone was very realistic and certainly takes talent to represent.Again, I appreciate the work and this story was likely striking at the time. It just was really hard for me to keep with it on this one. I even read literature reviews and discussions to see if I’m m...
Oh, friends. There is only one word to describe my experience reading this book: delightful. But because you know I can't resist the opportunity to say more than one word, I won't stop there.A Room with a View is deeply satirical, and yet the characters manage to be real people rather than one-dimensional conduits for the author's social criticisms. Forster's voice and humor are subtle without being sly, and he draws you into the inner lives of his characters in a way that feels so natural it's
Separate reviews for Howards End and A Room with a View below:Howards EndI really didn't enjoy this one. There were so many themes cramped into this very short novel that I felt like I needed an English teacher looking over my shoulders explaining things to me. Henry Wilcox and his son, Charlie are the epitome of upper-class snobbery. They think the lower-class uneducated, lazy, and crude. They think that men are superior to women, reflected in the way Henry treats Margaret (he thinks she's inte...
