4.07k reviews for:

Maurice

E.M. Forster

4.08 AVERAGE

mimosaeyes's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

---

God, the way certain passages in this make me feel... E.M. Forster can really write.

Maurice knows he likes men, but everything in the religion and society he was brought up in, says he shouldn't and can't. He vacillates, he flounders, he longs. Even though the narrative moves briskly along, you get a visceral sense of his struggle.

This is beautiful work, and I wish the author could know about the rise of gay rights today.

eleonoravasilico's review against another edition

3.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

allen__'s review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

j_rose18's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zothestar's review against another edition

4.0

---

Yes it took me almost a year to finish this book… nothing personal I am a slow reader and forget that books exist for months on end. ANYWAY, Maurice was an amazing read, challenging due to some of the language (hitherto!) yet smooth at the same time. My eyes would glide along each page and I’d lose track of time when reading especially as it started to pick up towards the middle/end. The only reason I gave a 4 star rating instead of 5 was the accessibility. Great story, especially for it being one of the first queer novels of the modern era. Sad and powerful but not tragic (yay for once!) read this book!! Especially if you’re into romance!

hartway's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gdenav's review against another edition

3.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

citronella_seance's review against another edition

5.0

---

I knew this book was going go be important to me from the get go and yeah, it sure ended up making me cry. I was actually doing okay at the end but then I read Forster’s terminal note and absolutely started bawling. I’m so happy Alec and Maurice got their happy ending.

If Forster could do it in 1913 you literally have no excuse as a writer in 2024.

metu_krumas's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

polar_monkeys's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated