Reviews

Maurice by E.M. Forster

robotprimate's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-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

4.0

vee63884's review

4.0

This was so beautiful and I’m so glad it ended happily or I would have been sobbing way more.

“I’m an unspeakable of the Oscar Wilde sort”

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rationalnerd's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I struggled with the old style and vocabulary, but that doesn't take away how important this book is within the history of queer literature. The afterword is very moving and still relevant in several aspects.

shiqingxuan34's review

4.0

i really value this historically and i did enjoy it ! but ! at points it felt a bit dull or confusing to me !
i don't really have much else to say..

finncetric's review

5.0

(4.5, but I rounded up to 5 because why not)

sam_alex04's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

thenightwatch's review

emotional reflective 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? N/A

5.0

aliceliddle1865's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

5.0

niamhbug's review

hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

cbxtherine's review

4.0

“I was yours once till death if you'd cared to keep me”

How am I supposed to act normal after reading a line like this? How can I go about my life knowing love isn’t real?? How??????????