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A Room with a View

A Room with a View

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  • Create Date：2021-11-02 09:54:11
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：E.M. Forster
  • ISBN：0141199822
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Summary

"But you do，" he went on， not waiting for contradiction。 "You love the boy body and soul， plainly， directly， as he loves you， and no other word expresses it 。。。"

Lucy has her rigid， middle-class life mapped out for her until she visits Florence with her uptight cousin Charlotte， and finds her neatly ordered existence thrown off balance。 Her eyes are opened by the unconventional characters she meets at the Pension Bertolini: flamboyant romantic novelist Eleanor Lavish， the Cockney Signora， curious Mr Emerson and， most of all， his passionate son George。

Lucy finds herself torn between the intensity of life in Italy and the repressed morals of Edwardian England， personified in her terminally dull fiancé Cecil Vyse。 Will she ever learn to follow her own heart？

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Reviews

Sophia ，

***3。5**The first part of the book that takes place in Italy felt really short and didn’t meet my expectations。 The second half is much better in regards to the interactions between characters and sympathizing with Lucy and the story。 I really admire Lucy’s character growth。 Overall， I think maybe the movie will translate better for me。。

Sterndiane ，

Couldn’t really get into it。 Did not finish。

Camilla （Fabulouslybooks） ，

Okay， this book surprised me in the best possible way

Taybah ，

An interesting literary love story！

A ，

3。5 stars really。 Written in 1908。 Florence。 Violettes sur les collines， art et architecture Toscane。 Classique un peu vieillot mais epoque interessante。 Lucy Honeychurch。 Meli-melo romantique sur fonds Edwardian。 George Emerson。 Spinster cousin and chaperone， Miss Charlotte Bartlett may be the most interesting character after all。 Or maybe the old Mr Emerson。Great devices here and there。 Story is not the forte。San Miniato， Santa Croche， Arno river…Interessante inspiration pour “Still Life” （Sar 3。5 stars really。 Written in 1908。 Florence。 Violettes sur les collines， art et architecture Toscane。 Classique un peu vieillot mais epoque interessante。 Lucy Honeychurch。 Meli-melo romantique sur fonds Edwardian。 George Emerson。 Spinster cousin and chaperone， Miss Charlotte Bartlett may be the most interesting character after all。 Or maybe the old Mr Emerson。Great devices here and there。 Story is not the forte。San Miniato， Santa Croche， Arno river…Interessante inspiration pour “Still Life” （Sarah Winman） 。。。more

EMILY ，

Would rate 3。5 if I could

Ashie ，

It was decent， just not for me。

Istye ，

Ha costat una mica que m'enganxés。。。 suposo que no esperava una clara （i irònica） crítica als convencionalismes de l'època。 Tot i així m'ha agradat。 Molt fan del senyor Emerson i de la seva sinceritat sense embuts que， en certa manera， et fa reflexionar sobre els convencionalismes actuals。 Ha costat una mica que m'enganxés。。。 suposo que no esperava una clara （i irònica） crítica als convencionalismes de l'època。 Tot i així m'ha agradat。 Molt fan del senyor Emerson i de la seva sinceritat sense embuts que， en certa manera， et fa reflexionar sobre els convencionalismes actuals。 。。。more

Stacy-ann ，

Comparing this to Middlemarch， I find this writing style so clear and beautiful but I didn't feel the need to stop and think what the author meant。 I enjoyed the movie and enjoyed the book！ Only downer was the end where basically the family and friends are all against the main couple's marriage。 That's really kind of annoying， especially because their love was all bloomed from a kiss。 But the commentary on the changing standards of England was still a great backdrop to the story。 Also enjoyed th Comparing this to Middlemarch， I find this writing style so clear and beautiful but I didn't feel the need to stop and think what the author meant。 I enjoyed the movie and enjoyed the book！ Only downer was the end where basically the family and friends are all against the main couple's marriage。 That's really kind of annoying， especially because their love was all bloomed from a kiss。 But the commentary on the changing standards of England was still a great backdrop to the story。 Also enjoyed the story starting in Italy with a bunch of English strangers put into a situation of being friends。 Now I will go watch the movie haha。 。。。more

Christie Bane ，

A young English girl yields to a man in a moment of passion， then later on has to struggle with the question of whether she should admit to that passion further down the road， or go ahead and marry the man she's engaged to who but for whom she has no passion whatsoever。 If you want to know which she decides， you just have to read the book。 A young English girl yields to a man in a moment of passion， then later on has to struggle with the question of whether she should admit to that passion further down the road， or go ahead and marry the man she's engaged to who but for whom she has no passion whatsoever。 If you want to know which she decides， you just have to read the book。 。。。more

Elsa ，

Outro dos livros que simplesmente não se alinharam comigo。 Cheguei ao fim sem me lembrar do início， quanto mais do fim。

Carmela Gutierrez ，

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Maya Wright ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Overall， I enjoyed this book。 I think that it has a lot of reflections and life lessons that are still relevant today。 I wish that book was longer and took more time to explain how Cecil and Lucy's relationship developed in Rome。 Overall， I enjoyed this book。 I think that it has a lot of reflections and life lessons that are still relevant today。 I wish that book was longer and took more time to explain how Cecil and Lucy's relationship developed in Rome。 。。。more

Bianca ，

4½Veramente una piacevolissima lettura， la scrittura di Forster è estremamente accattivante soprattutto nelle descrizioni。 I dialoghi sono di un'arguzia unica， la rappresentazione della società eduardiana è quanto mai puntuale e attuale。 L'Italia è rappresentata nella meraviglia della sua spontaneità， intrisa di arte e bellezza。 Una storia ， come ogni classico che si rispetti， in cui tutti possono riconoscersi， in quanto la scelta tra una vita di doveri e una di felicità è una delle questioni on 4½Veramente una piacevolissima lettura， la scrittura di Forster è estremamente accattivante soprattutto nelle descrizioni。 I dialoghi sono di un'arguzia unica， la rappresentazione della società eduardiana è quanto mai puntuale e attuale。 L'Italia è rappresentata nella meraviglia della sua spontaneità， intrisa di arte e bellezza。 Una storia ， come ogni classico che si rispetti， in cui tutti possono riconoscersi， in quanto la scelta tra una vita di doveri e una di felicità è una delle questioni oncologiche che attanaglia l'uomo da sempre。 Qui Forster la mette in scena trasportandola nella modernità e rendendola così al tempo stesso attuale e eterna 。。。more

aj costa-lima ，

Kind of slow in the beginning， SUPER good at the end

Janice Babb ，

This is such a wonderful book， I truly couldn't stop smiling as I read it。 Forster's writing is incredibly poetic as he describes feelings， thoughts， and scenery。 His imagery never ceasing to be majestic。 This is such a wonderful book， I truly couldn't stop smiling as I read it。 Forster's writing is incredibly poetic as he describes feelings， thoughts， and scenery。 His imagery never ceasing to be majestic。 。。。more

Naomi ，

I wanted to like it so badly but oh my gosh too slow for my taste， even the audio book couldn’t help me pay much attention

Vylūnė ，

A Room with a View has certain kind of humor that kind of works。 It has a shallow main character who gains depth and color too slowly and too gradually。 It also has a plot so mellow it's a good thing the book is rather short。In my understanding A Room with a View is significant in describing a certain turn in social norms and expectations of how people from different classes and generations behave。 It brings an intriguing premise of big ideas clashing but fails to deliver by making the character A Room with a View has certain kind of humor that kind of works。 It has a shallow main character who gains depth and color too slowly and too gradually。 It also has a plot so mellow it's a good thing the book is rather short。In my understanding A Room with a View is significant in describing a certain turn in social norms and expectations of how people from different classes and generations behave。 It brings an intriguing premise of big ideas clashing but fails to deliver by making the characters representing those ideas cardboard and lifeless。 。。。more

Bella Baghdasaryan ，

“Life' wrote a friend of mine， 'is a public performance on the violin， in which you must learn the instrument as you go along。” It feels like I was reading this book for ages。 I started to read it before my move to Florence， knowing that some parts of the book take place there。 I liked some blinks of feminism in the book， though these were quite weak。 The characters were not well developed and none of them was really likeable。 Overall I was bored， it's sometimes difficult to read classics in 21t “Life' wrote a friend of mine， 'is a public performance on the violin， in which you must learn the instrument as you go along。” It feels like I was reading this book for ages。 I started to read it before my move to Florence， knowing that some parts of the book take place there。 I liked some blinks of feminism in the book， though these were quite weak。 The characters were not well developed and none of them was really likeable。 Overall I was bored， it's sometimes difficult to read classics in 21th century， but I still try。 。。。more

Nicole ，

It started with a slow journey。 Introducing characters and the beautiful and romantic setting of Italy。 Then， once the romance and feeling sparked off， off went the plot， journaling into a memorable tale。 Beautiful as it always is with Forster's narrative devices， popping in for an authorial comment and navigating between the tangible and abstract。 Mr George Emerson's speech was astounding。 It rekindled the spirit of the reader and made young Lucy find her way again， 'the balloon string' broke， It started with a slow journey。 Introducing characters and the beautiful and romantic setting of Italy。 Then， once the romance and feeling sparked off， off went the plot， journaling into a memorable tale。 Beautiful as it always is with Forster's narrative devices， popping in for an authorial comment and navigating between the tangible and abstract。 Mr George Emerson's speech was astounding。 It rekindled the spirit of the reader and made young Lucy find her way again， 'the balloon string' broke， as Mr Bebe would have put it， highlighting Forster's mantra of connection and people， and their powerful presence in our lives。 Rewarding， every moment of this novel。 It was a life lesson。 。。。more

Lady Brunett ，

4。5 stars

Fiona ，

There is so much to savour in this book on each reading。 Perfect。

Claire ，

2。5 stars I hate to say this for a classic， but I find with EM Forster’s novels the Mechant Ivory movie production versions are better than reading his books。 Towards the end of the novel there are some very beautifully written passages， but majority of the novel felt was stilted or anti- climatic。

Priscilla ，

Con！ Il！ Fragore！ Delle！ Onde！ Nelle！ Orecchie！

Betsy Gant ，

Eh。 I liked the movie better。 Too much weird dialogue of which I did not understand。

Aileen ，

This book is very sweet and simple。。。 reminds me of The Light in the Piazza！

Sasha Søndergaard Hearn ，

"He had robbed the body of its taint， the world's taunts of their sting; he had shown her the holiness of direct desire。" "He had robbed the body of its taint， the world's taunts of their sting; he had shown her the holiness of direct desire。" 。。。more

Ksorb ，

I am glad to see some wonderful， thoughtful reviews for this book。 I love Florence and England， so descriptions of these places were pleasant forays down Memory Lane， and there were well-turned phrases and interesting ideas， but， to me， they were bright flowers amid a whole lot of pure drivel！ I do think that this book would have had much more interest and power to those in earlier generations of feminism who read it when it was written。 Now， nearly 70， I found the conversations which fill the b I am glad to see some wonderful， thoughtful reviews for this book。 I love Florence and England， so descriptions of these places were pleasant forays down Memory Lane， and there were well-turned phrases and interesting ideas， but， to me， they were bright flowers amid a whole lot of pure drivel！ I do think that this book would have had much more interest and power to those in earlier generations of feminism who read it when it was written。 Now， nearly 70， I found the conversations which fill the book so childish， vapid， and boring。 My pragmatic side kept suggesting， "Just quit！"， but I finished it just for the sake of finishing it。 I am glad I did。 。。。more

Simone ，

The beginning of the book was kind of boring。 There was very little that happened; the first half of the book was just spent building the characters。 I liked the last 100 pages， where the book started to pick up the pace。

Tayla ，

Review from April 2021:Apparently this is one of the books they read in The Office for the Finer Things Club？ Anyways。 I was so excited for this book。 I was hoping for a better version of Letter to Juliet and I was sorely disappointed。 This was a slow， slow， SLOW start。 Once chapter 8 rolled around things got a little better。I couldn’t really get on board with Lucy and George’s relationship。 It seemed rushed to me and didn’t seem to have too much depth to it。 Like， when did they even fall in lov Review from April 2021:Apparently this is one of the books they read in The Office for the Finer Things Club？ Anyways。 I was so excited for this book。 I was hoping for a better version of Letter to Juliet and I was sorely disappointed。 This was a slow， slow， SLOW start。 Once chapter 8 rolled around things got a little better。I couldn’t really get on board with Lucy and George’s relationship。 It seemed rushed to me and didn’t seem to have too much depth to it。 Like， when did they even fall in love？？ I didn't see it happen。Lucy’s brother was my favourite character， and I don't even remember his name， so that just goes to show how memorable this book has been for me。 I definitely need to give this a reread because I’ve seen so many people rave about it。 Maybe I didn't mesh too well with Forster's writing， and maybe the second time around it'll be better。 。。。more

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