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A review by elysareadsitall
Howards End by E.M. Forster
4.0
My experience with "Howards End" is a perfect illustration of how much narrators matter in audiobooks. I started with the Recorded Books version, and I absolutely hated it. I couldn't focus on the story, thought it was boring, and was about to DNF. I don't know why, but I chose to switch to a different version and start over instead. Colleen Prendergast's reading completely brought the story to life. The story was lively, characters ridiculous, and prose absolutely witty.
All the tension between Germany and England was fascinating. We know that a World War is coming after this story is published, but Forster obviously didn't. It's a unique experience to read novels right before a world event because the tension is there. The whole novel feels like sitting on the precipice. In the world of the novel, it's about the possibility that Margaret will find out that Howards End was left to her, but in reality it captures the world on the brink of huge changes.
I found this novel incredibly entertaining (after switching narrators), and it's one I plan to read again. I'll also be checking out Forster's other work.
All the tension between Germany and England was fascinating. We know that a World War is coming after this story is published, but Forster obviously didn't. It's a unique experience to read novels right before a world event because the tension is there. The whole novel feels like sitting on the precipice. In the world of the novel, it's about the possibility that Margaret will find out that Howards End was left to her, but in reality it captures the world on the brink of huge changes.
I found this novel incredibly entertaining (after switching narrators), and it's one I plan to read again. I'll also be checking out Forster's other work.