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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Written in 1910, when England was the superpower of the world, the author explores the question who will inherit England. He does this through exploring three types of people, each of whom represent a possible answer. If an American author in 2010 sought out the same question what would the answer be? Would the American decline be as obvious as the English? Are we living through that now? What is important a life of the mind or a life of making money or pulling one self up to a higher station in life? These questions are as relevant now as they were when it was written.
dark
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
informative
reflective
relaxing
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:
Yes
So very beautifully written and insightful when it comes to the human psyche without ever once being bitter or cynical.
I enjoyed the character dynamics of this novel. I also enjoyed the narrator's comments throughout. It was difficult to get through, however. I'm not entirely sure why, it just felt as though I was wading through molasses.
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
emotional
reflective
slow-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
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this is the most gorgeous book i have ever read about the abyss between life and death. memory and reality. it is so victorian-ly modern and i found the schlegel sisters an interesting re-imagining of the brookes from george eliot’s middlemarch. the narrator’s voice and tone is really what makes this book a five star read, my first forster and forster’s masterpiece assuredly!
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character