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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
Exceptionally and unapologetically well-written, A Passage to India is my own passage to true literature. 4.5/5 stars.
This is the first book in my alphabetical reading challenge: a book that starts with an A. The purpose of this is to diversify my reading list. Instead of deciding a read by what's written in the blurb, thus reading the same genres over and over (probably), I will have to choose my next book whose title follows the order of the alphabet. Depending on how this goes, future challenges can be based off authors or characters' names.
This is the first book in my alphabetical reading challenge: a book that starts with an A. The purpose of this is to diversify my reading list. Instead of deciding a read by what's written in the blurb, thus reading the same genres over and over (probably), I will have to choose my next book whose title follows the order of the alphabet. Depending on how this goes, future challenges can be based off authors or characters' names.
Definitely old style colonialism but surprisingly aware it it for the time it was written.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Trekker fra minst en stjerne fordi innleseren leser kvinnestemmer helt forferdelig (heldigvis har ikke kvinnene i denne boka så mye å si) selv om jeg i etterkant lurer på om han gjorde det med vilje.
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It took me a long time to really get into this book but I'm glad I stuck with it. It's funny and poignant and I loved all the characters, especially Aziz.
I've definitely seen the film but hadn't ever read the book, and then on listening didn't remember anything about it anyway, which was helpful. Really enjoyable.
A Tale of Two Cities meets To Kill a Mockingbird... but set in India.
I'm not sure if I can fully convey why I loved this book so much, maybe it was because it was one of the more intriguing required-reading books of my sophomore year, but I still think this would become a favorite book had it not been required. There are characters we are meant to love and meant to hate, the story is told not for the sole purpose of plot but to describe the cultural tension of the time. This is a work that was written as a commentary on India during British colonization.
I think the reason I love this book so much is that several decades later E.M. Forester stated in an interview that the book was no longer relevant, meaning that most of the cultural issues had either been solved or had changed now that India was independent. That doesn't mean this book is any less valid. It is an accurate representation of a time period, and now that history has progressed we can see that E.M. Forester's predictions were accurate to what had to occur. Don't go into this book looking for a great story or amazing characters, go into this book ready for the historical relevance. Be ready to fall in love with India.
I'm not sure if I can fully convey why I loved this book so much, maybe it was because it was one of the more intriguing required-reading books of my sophomore year, but I still think this would become a favorite book had it not been required. There are characters we are meant to love and meant to hate, the story is told not for the sole purpose of plot but to describe the cultural tension of the time. This is a work that was written as a commentary on India during British colonization.
I think the reason I love this book so much is that several decades later E.M. Forester stated in an interview that the book was no longer relevant, meaning that most of the cultural issues had either been solved or had changed now that India was independent. That doesn't mean this book is any less valid. It is an accurate representation of a time period, and now that history has progressed we can see that E.M. Forester's predictions were accurate to what had to occur. Don't go into this book looking for a great story or amazing characters, go into this book ready for the historical relevance. Be ready to fall in love with India.
"In virtue of what had she collected this roomful of people together? Her particular brand of opinions, and the suburban Jehovah who sanctified them---by what right did they claim so much importance in the world, and assume the title of civilization?"
Wow. this book. wow. the final page.... my god. e. m. you've done it again.
Wow. this book. wow. the final page.... my god. e. m. you've done it again.