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passthesalt's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I didn't expect much, which meant I was very pleasantly surprised. obviously not a very cheerful novel, but what a gripping read. I'm just a lil sad about Fielding now...
ashleybenbow's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
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
3.25
tommcdonough55's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
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? Yes
3.0
alexprzy's review against another edition
3.0
First book I'd read by E.M. Forster. Made me think he creates the whole plot and writes all the characters and everything in just so that he can get to bits where he describes the setting & landscape: so poetic and vivid. Dazzling writer of setting.
txmap's review against another edition
2.0
It started off fairly interesting, but seemed like it went on much too long. I didn't really feel compelled to finish it based on the storyline, but it was part of the curriculum in a class I was teaching. The author had a poetic style that I appreciated, and I think he gave a faithful depiction of colonial India.
nojamms's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Oh my god Fielding and Aziz were so gay. if I had known, I would've finished this book four months ago.
hadeanstars's review against another edition
5.0
Not just exquisitely written, but ahead of its time, dealing so deftly with issues of racism that it becomes at times deeply uncomfortable. There's an entire subset of contemporary British society that is identical to the British Raj, the old-timers of Forster's story, except they are considerably less educated, less polite, and well, less most things. But they share that repellent claim to a completely unearned and undeserved superiority. Forster's great gift is that he shows, rather than telling, and the result is a masterpiece.
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