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A Room With a View

E.M. Forster

Start date: June 15, 2016

Finish date: July 14, 2016

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Jun 11, 2018 Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ... rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, european, 1001-books

Forster's writing is exquisitely clean. If I reviewed books only for the loveliness of the words on a page I would give this book 5 stars. However, my reviews are about how much I connect with characters and whether the book lingers in my thoughts. I finished this one a few days ago and I already have forgotten their names. I have forgotten their stories. I no longer care. So, I am giving this one only three stars.

Edit to add: After a reread I am keeping my rating the same as I had the same expe ...more

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Jul 02, 2016 Karla rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Ever read a book that made you feel smart just for reading it but at the same time you're feeling dumb because you're not getting it? This book was difficult to get through and is better suited for an academic / literature lesson. The author kept switching between 1st & 3rd person and I felt it didn't flow very well. While I understood the story, I felt like I missed out on something more....little nuances, underlying meanings, the way a book draws you in and you are enveloped by the story. I ca ...more

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Jul 17, 2015 Rachel rated it it was ok · review of another edition

I should start out by saying I am NOT a fan of Jane Austen or the whole "comedy of manners" oeuvre. The only book in that genre that I've ever really liked is The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton which takes a decidedly darker turn than Austen or Forster. Needless to say that this book, while only about 150 pages long felt like a slog through a War and Peace sized book. But instead of the Napoleonic wars, I got some silly girl's search for a husband.

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