Reviews

Maurice by E.M. Forster

jormungad's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

vidazinha's review against another edition

5.0

É o terceiro livro que leio de Forster e agrada-me sempre uma certa delicadeza no estilo que faz com que, quando as suas personagens se rebelam contra as convenções que a sociedade lhes impõe (seja por questões de classe, género, sexualidade ou nacionalidade), não o façam por um desejo iconoclasta de ver o mundo a arder mas como o resultado inevitável de um anseio natural por "um ano mais feliz".

majaisabella's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was beautiful, and definitely shot towards the top of my classics list!!

mileskeenan's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

dramaqueenv's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

exlibristheo's review against another edition

emotional reflective

4.0

roemer37's review against another edition

5.0

where to start where to start

don’t have a lot of thoughts to put into words, more so feelings

i love turn of the century british humour! goodbye

aaronb's review against another edition

5.0

One of those books for me where I want to reread it again immediately because I don’t think reading it once did it justice. The fact that it was written over a century ago and addressed the topics it did, and in the way it did, made it even more special. I think this will go down as an all time favourite for me.

zabthefab's review against another edition

4.0

Beautiful

andreaitziar's review against another edition

4.0

Lo primero en lo que pensé al empezar la novela era en todo lo que iba a sufrir, porque estaba segura al 99% de que la historia iba a terminar de forma trágica. Me sorprendió muchísimo un final tan esperanzador teniendo en cuenta de que se trata de una novela escrita hace más de un siglo y cuyo tema principal (entre otros) gira entorno a la homosexualidad. He de confesar que algunos diálogos y escenas me costaron bastante porque la transición entre escenas a veces es muy rápida. También es liosa en cuanto a sus personajes pero no por el número de estos, sino porque a lo largo de la historia son nombrados por su nombre y apellido, indistintamente. Maurice, el personaje principal, no ha sido un personaje que me haya cautivado como tal pero su evolución es magnífica: el cómo, finalmente, se acepta tal y como es y cómo rompe sus prejuicios con respecto al sistema de clases. Toda una crítica a la hipocresía de su época, con una sociedad que E.M. Forster no consideró preparada para aceptar una novela en la que, simplemente, triunfa el amor.