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talita_koum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Colonisation, and Classism
elisabeth_with_an_ess's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Sexism and Sexual assault
samitdhull's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Racism, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation
Moderate: Racial slurs and Sexual assault
lanid's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, and Car accident
sirlancereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I love E.M. Forster but I think this was my least favorite of his novels (just slightly under Where Angels Fear to Tread).
Not bad by any means but I don't think it sang quite like some of his other novels. Plus it's a British author talking about British Imperialism in India so you definitely have to take it all with a grain of salt (that being said, I do think he's rather critical of British Imperialism given the year the book was published).
Graphic: Sexual assault
_leaf_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Death
mcassin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation
riica's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
trudged through this book like it was a chore. sometimes i could barely follow what was going on and who was speaking. at times, it felt more like a documentary on religion and race than a fictional novel with plot. though barely anything happens in the first 150 pages, the writing is quite beautiful and the Forster questions many aspects of society such as corruption and power imbalances rooted in racism. definitely wouldn’t reread and not sure if it was even worth the effort i put in, but i’m glad i pulled through just to be able to say i read it once. go for it if you’d like to diversify your reading a bit more and to attempt to understand culture clashes.
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry