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mgew's review against another edition
3.0
Read for class. My thoughts are mixed. I hate how Forester talks about women so deeply, but I also found some of his prose rather beautiful. It's just all in all a book I wouldn't recommend but I didn't completely hate it
forgottensecret's review against another edition
5.0
'Fielding sat down by the bed, flattered at the trust reposed in him, yet rather sad. He felt old. He wished that he too could be carried away on waves of emotion. The next time they met, Aziz might be cautious and standoffish. He realized this, and it made him sad that he should realize it.'
Colonial India is the background of E.M. Forster's excellent A Passage to India. Unacquainted with Forster before this book, he is a welcome change in grammar and punctuation of 19th century authors like Charles Dickens and Anne Bronte that I have read recently. They favoured protracted sentences, churning with semicolons. Forster adopts a more modern style.
The book follows Aziz, an Indian doctor, who becomes besmirched by scandal. Accused of sexual assault by Adela, the wife-to-be of an important government official, racial tensions rise. Alliances shift, of both Britons and Indians. As a reader, we hope that Aziz and the educator Fielding's friendship does not also enflame. They are the heart of this story, written with masterful characterisation.
This was a classic which deserved the assignation. I'm looking forward to reading more of Forster's work.
Colonial India is the background of E.M. Forster's excellent A Passage to India. Unacquainted with Forster before this book, he is a welcome change in grammar and punctuation of 19th century authors like Charles Dickens and Anne Bronte that I have read recently. They favoured protracted sentences, churning with semicolons. Forster adopts a more modern style.
The book follows Aziz, an Indian doctor, who becomes besmirched by scandal. Accused of sexual assault by Adela, the wife-to-be of an important government official, racial tensions rise. Alliances shift, of both Britons and Indians. As a reader, we hope that Aziz and the educator Fielding's friendship does not also enflame. They are the heart of this story, written with masterful characterisation.
This was a classic which deserved the assignation. I'm looking forward to reading more of Forster's work.
evaboro's review against another edition
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
halftimelord's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
My first Forster that isn't a short story. Trying to read a book about India and British colonialism written 100 years ago and bearing that and the author's views in mind is difficult!
I like his hypocritical characters (which is basically all of them!) and it was an interesting story,and didn't go the way I thought it would . The relationship between Aziz and Fielding was surprising as well. Looking forward to reading more Forster in the future.
I like his hypocritical characters (which is basically all of them!) and it was an interesting story,
patsmith139's review against another edition
3.0
I often found the writing impenetrable-and therefore not an easy read. I also found the plot had little energy and to a large extent mundane. The novel certainly gave an interesting and somewhat shocking view of the attitudes of many of the British who lived in India during the Raj. Despite this none of the characters, British or Indian, male or female engaged any of my sympathy. Even the saintly Mrs Moore-why didn’t she do more to help her friend Aziz?-and Fletcher, who despite his enlightened views I found two-dimensional. I don’t think I will be reading anymore E M Forster-just my personal preference-when there are so many more books out there waiting to claim my attention.
jjuliaagriss's review against another edition
3.0
Had to read for a class.
Nothing to write home about, especially this retold version. Maybe I would've enjoyed it more if it was the original.
Quick read though!
Nothing to write home about, especially this retold version. Maybe I would've enjoyed it more if it was the original.
Quick read though!
13delathauwere's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
nemecsek's review against another edition
4.0
Algus täiega venis, aga siis toimus Sündmus ja pärast seda tõusis tempo hoogsalt. Minu meelest oli see väga hea lugu inglise ja india inimestest, privileegist ja privileegitutest ning sõpruse võimalikkusest nende vahel ilma liigse white saviour complexita.
maralisephoto's review against another edition
2.0
Another rewrite of Camus' 'The Stranger'. Where 'Atonement' (another rewrite) used the advent of modern war to revolutionize and rejuvenate the original tale, Forster uses the mysticism and injustice of colonial India. Perhaps it's this mystic turn that loses readers in the last third of the novel.