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Lucy Honeychurch: "The world is certainly full of beautiful things, if only I could come across them."
Mr. Beebe: "If Miss Honeychurch ever takes to live as she plays [the piano], it will be very exciting both for us and for her."
So can you guess what takes place over the course of Forster's sensuous and satirical novel? Forster loves to skewer the British classes and there is no better place for it than following British tourists in Florence, Italy and back again.
Lucy Honeychurch is in many ways ...more
Mr. Beebe: "If Miss Honeychurch ever takes to live as she plays [the piano], it will be very exciting both for us and for her."
So can you guess what takes place over the course of Forster's sensuous and satirical novel? Forster loves to skewer the British classes and there is no better place for it than following British tourists in Florence, Italy and back again.
Lucy Honeychurch is in many ways ...more
I started listening to this book on a trip up to Vermont--I'm going to Italy next month and wanted to get excited about it.
Ugh. I just could not get interested. It seemed less about Italy and more about English People and their stratification by class and their habits. I did like some of the characters, but it felt a little pushy about socialism/communism... I think I'm going to watch the movie instead as one of my friends suggested. Listening to this as an audiobook just didn't work for me. ...more
Ugh. I just could not get interested. It seemed less about Italy and more about English People and their stratification by class and their habits. I did like some of the characters, but it felt a little pushy about socialism/communism... I think I'm going to watch the movie instead as one of my friends suggested. Listening to this as an audiobook just didn't work for me. ...more
Italy and England. Class and social strata. Delightful narrative. Rural life. I love this book with all my heart.
A story about finding your true love...in Italy...what could be more romantic!!!
My first introduction to Forster was the film version of A Room With a View. I went straight from the theater to the record store and purchased the soundtrack, it was on vinyl in those days. A few months later I learned of the book. I read it at least twice and saw the movie half a dozen times or more. After that I started reading all the other Forster novels, but Room with a View has remained my favorite. I guess I' ...more
My first introduction to Forster was the film version of A Room With a View. I went straight from the theater to the record store and purchased the soundtrack, it was on vinyl in those days. A few months later I learned of the book. I read it at least twice and saw the movie half a dozen times or more. After that I started reading all the other Forster novels, but Room with a View has remained my favorite. I guess I' ...more
This book was not what I expected, but it was my first foray into Forster. Much more sensual than James or Wharton, but still a similar theme: classes vs equality, hypocrisy, and, of course, romance.
I really enjoyed it and want to reread it immediately. Also I want to go to Italy now and stand in a field of violets :)
I really enjoyed it and want to reread it immediately. Also I want to go to Italy now and stand in a field of violets :)
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