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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lyrical, silly, fantastic love story. I loved it on a hundred different levels. I loved and related to the characters and sympathized so much with Lucy. I think anyone who has had to decide between two loves could feel Lucy's pain. I read the last three chapters while shopping at the Safeway because I COULD NOT put it down. Those last couple chapters have often been re-read when I need a little pick-me-up. Classic
The portrait of the girl who is strong but doesn't know it and is still considered weak by her peers was really interesting. I really liked the heroine and even identified with her in many ways - not really knowing what I want, and feeling the pressure of society to do something that might be agreeable, except that it seems there is something better.
I found this one utterly confusing and boring. I guess it's not my style. It was much easier to fall asleep to than to read.
A cynical take on the Torch Bearer Theory of cultures, in which the UK is somehow the inevitable inheritor of of the mantle of civilization. (I didn't make it up.)
It's wrapped in a bit of sentimental romantic genre to keep it (almost) moving.
Forster's declamations on the nature of art and love are laughable. I would have preferred these extracted form the text in the Silly and Pompous section of the Barnes and Noble.
I don't know if I've read this book before, but I've read other Forsters and enjoyed them (especially Howard's End). He's never been a classic favorite of mine but still okay, so I'm surprised that I DNF'ed this one. While my mind recognized the comedy of it all - Italy as a stage to parade Victorian complacency and ignorance - there was a fussiness to the language and pacing that bored me. I felt trapped in a tiny teapot for no good reason. Maybe it was just my mood, because the book I've replaced it with is its opposite - pure fantastical adventure. On the other hand, just the name "Lucy Honeychurch" fills me with delight, so I guess that's good enough for me this time around!
I enjoyed the style of writing; I am also very glad I don't live in an era I had no say in absolutely anything. 3.5
Ok this is really sad cause I really wanted to like this so badly and I can tell it’s well written but the writing did not mesh at all with my brain. This is a me issue and not a book issue
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Enjoyable! A very quick read, could definitely read it in a day if you had a few good hours. The book is a romance, essentially following Lucy as she falls for a young man named George who is raised in an irreligious family and teaches her to trust her own mind and instinct. I enjoy the inner struggles of Lucy that the book portrays, especially between her upbringing in "good society" vs her own philosophical musings and romantic desires. Nothing particularly deep here, but still some good bits of symbolism and a nice light plot. (Italy plays a big role!)