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A Passage to India

E.M. Forster,

Oliver Stallybrass (Editor),

Pankaj Mishra (Introduction)

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Apr 13, 2020 Shirley (stampartiste) rated it it was ok

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I just finished this book. Sadly, I just never got into it. I felt that Forster's writing style was choppy and disjointed. Many times, I just could not understand what he was trying to communicate. His dialogues seemed superficial. To me, they sounded more like outlines. I tried to find one character that I could relate to. I don't know if Forster's characters seemed shallow to me, or whether Forster just did not develop them enough for me to feel something for them.

I feel that Forster's purpose ...more

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Aug 31, 2020 Xan Shadowflutter rated it liked it · review of another edition

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I'm sure this read better in 1924 than in 2020. Probably bold and controversial for its time, but by today's standards quite ordinary and even boring at times. I never did understand what happened to Miss Quested or what was going through her mind. How does one go about hallucinating such an encounter? Seems like a difficult thing to do.

I thought once the trial had ended and some loose ends were tied up, the story would end. But what came after the trial has to be one of the longest epilogues I ...more

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Oct 10, 2020 Elizabeth rated it really liked it

Shelves: european, 20th-century, rorygilmorereadinglist, cuoc-shelf, ocj-shelf, 1001-books, aty-2020

Forster's A Passage to India is brilliantly different to his other novels. Set in India during British Imperial rule it perfectly captures the divide of imperialist society and its Indian subjects. I often found it difficult to read due to the discussion of the local people and how to treat them, this is a credit to Forster's writing.

Whilst I'm aware of Imperial rule in India it's not something I've studied. A Passage to India has sparked my interest to find out more about it and read more widel ...more

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