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Howards End
by E.M. Forster
Strong-willed women. From the first few pages, I knew Margaret and Helen were characters I could support.
I read this book after reading Zadie Smith's On Beauty, which is considered a modern retelling/twist on Forster's classic. After reading this book, I realized that the saying is true- "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
There is a mysterious beauty about Howard's End, so even when the characters make choices that make you want to scream at them, and the plot hides from the characters what is revealed to you, I still felt invested and involved. Even the characters I hate, the ones that I felt could never change, were complex and layered, and redeemed themselves even when I begged them not to. With exception of a small section in the middle, the plot flowed without hesitation, and I will be more than happy to let it pull me downstream again.
I read this book after reading Zadie Smith's On Beauty, which is considered a modern retelling/twist on Forster's classic. After reading this book, I realized that the saying is true- "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
There is a mysterious beauty about Howard's End, so even when the characters make choices that make you want to scream at them, and the plot hides from the characters what is revealed to you, I still felt invested and involved. Even the characters I hate, the ones that I felt could never change, were complex and layered, and redeemed themselves even when I begged them not to. With exception of a small section in the middle, the plot flowed without hesitation, and I will be more than happy to let it pull me downstream again.