A review by kirsten0929
Aspects of the Novel by E.M. Forster

4.0

Highly recommend to any book lover. In this complication of a series of lectures he gave at Cambridge in 1927, he discusses story, people, plot, fantasy and prophesy, and rhythm and pattern. He’s smart and insightful and funny. I laughed when I read, “Nearly all novels are feeble at the end.” Yes! Feels so true. And I loved that he rescued me personally with, “…to dislike the fantastic in literature is not to dislike literature. It does not even imply poverty of imagination, only a disinclination to meet certain demands that are made on it.” Yes, I just have a disinclination to meet certain demands. Much better than a poverty of imagination. I also loved his discussion of flat and round characters and the importance of both.