Title: A Room With A View
Author: E. M. Forster
Genre: Classic (early 20th century)
Pages (words): 240 (65,952)
Readability: 6.1
Rating (out of 5 stars): ***1/2
Reviewed by: Ben
Description: A classic late 1800's/early 1900's novel about a girl who is beginning to discover herself and is forced to decide whether she will abide by the rules that society has set, or whether she will push them.
Thoughts: I have to admit, it took me a while to begin to really enjoy this book. I'm not sure why that was. Forster's writing style is a little bit vague (poetic?) and it was difficult for me to get used to. But, once the plot started moving along, I really enjoyed the book a lot. More than I really expected to, actually. I think that there are some good nuggets of wisdom hidden in some of the dialogue, and I felt that I connected to a few of the characters very well. Overall, I would give it 4 stars for plot, and 3 for style, so 3 1/2 stars overall seems fair. If you like Jane Austen or Edith Wharton, you'll really enjoy this book.
Disclaimer: None.
Author: E. M. Forster
Genre: Classic (early 20th century)
Pages (words): 240 (65,952)
Readability: 6.1
Rating (out of 5 stars): ***1/2
Reviewed by: Ben
Description: A classic late 1800's/early 1900's novel about a girl who is beginning to discover herself and is forced to decide whether she will abide by the rules that society has set, or whether she will push them.
Thoughts: I have to admit, it took me a while to begin to really enjoy this book. I'm not sure why that was. Forster's writing style is a little bit vague (poetic?) and it was difficult for me to get used to. But, once the plot started moving along, I really enjoyed the book a lot. More than I really expected to, actually. I think that there are some good nuggets of wisdom hidden in some of the dialogue, and I felt that I connected to a few of the characters very well. Overall, I would give it 4 stars for plot, and 3 for style, so 3 1/2 stars overall seems fair. If you like Jane Austen or Edith Wharton, you'll really enjoy this book.
Disclaimer: None.
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