The epigraph to the novel states "Only connect..." and the story is about how folks from different strata of society seem unable to connect & seem especially unable to make the connection between the morality of their class & that of other classes. That said, it is an excrutiating read. The characters are universally unlikeable, the story drags along and the lesson--about folks not obeying the morality they insist on for others--is obvious & not terribly important. (Reviewed:) Grade: (D) Tweet Websites:-WIKIPEDIA: E. M. Forster -ESSAY: ‘Recorded and honoured’: New light on E. M. Forster’s last love (Peter J. Conradi, June 2023, TLS) -ESSAY: “A Passage to India” on Its 100th Birthday (Sameer Pandya, March 27, 2024, LA Review of Books) - Book-related and General Links: -E. M. FORSTER 1879-1970 (A future entry in Beachams' Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction) -only connect (a web site dedicated to EM Forster) -A Passage through Forster: EM Forster: his life and works -ESSAY: Connecting with EM Forster (Sidney Perkowitz, The American Prospect) Howards End Main Page Comments:I totally disagree. I read Howards End for my A Level English Lit and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Though usually when studying books I find they drag on and I cant 'connect' with the text, with this one I did. Every lessson I looked forward to, and every chance we were given to analyse this text, was enjoyable. For a classic novel Ihave found for the first time, there is no density. At the same time as being heavily opinionated on Forster's behalf, it was a very easy read for a set text. - - Nov-04-2005, 04:20 *******************************************************
- howard - Sep-25-2003, 14:07 ******************************************************* |
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