4.08k reviews for:

Maurice

E.M. Forster

4.08 AVERAGE

veronica_77's review against another edition

5.0

emotional medium-paced

blueicarus's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

inconsistentfruitcake's review against another edition

5.0

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I love love love this book.

amyschmelzer's review against another edition

4.0

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The writing style has that classic feel that can make older books difficult for the modern reader. It’s a male-male love story written in a time and place where homosexuality was illegal. That’s the reason the author as a gay man himself chose not to publish it during his lifetime. Maurice, the main character, isn’t always likable. He is classist. He doesn’t know who he can trust with his secret and who would ruin his reputation.

Forster calls the ending a happy one for two of his characters. I disagree in 2024 that this would be a happy life. I think the ending is bittersweet. Yes, they end up together, but they have to keep their relationship hidden in the shadows. It was not safe to be out (not to say it’s 100% safe today either in certain places). Where would they live? What kind of jobs would they get to support themselves? Who could they confide in?

ajax's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

oheyitselliott's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

etiennevdgraaf's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

maartens_reading_corner's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

doriella's review against another edition

4.0

emotional medium-paced

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"I was determined that in fiction anyway two men should fall in love and remain in it for the ever and ever that fiction allows, and in this sense Maurice and Alec still roam the greenwood."

lukarounddd's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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