Among the greatest novels of the twentieth century and the basis for director David Lean’s Academy Award-winning film, A Passage to India tells of the clash of cultures in British India after the turn of the century. In exquisite prose, Forster reveals the menace that lurks just beneath the surface of ordinary life, as a common misunderstanding erupts into a devastating affair.
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I actually picked this up at an airport while my flight was delayed a few times. I do agree with most of the readers that Forster somewhat 'wafts'... (show more)
I actually picked this up at an airport while my flight was delayed a few times. I do agree with most of the readers that Forster somewhat 'wafts' along and you have to put up with some of his ramblilngs, but EM Forster tries very hard to show the clash of East vs. West in India. Once you get past the first 75 pages or so, the story does become very fast-paced and you won't want to put it down! The surprising thing for me was that this novel was written in 1924 - 6 years after the end of the Great War and the end of the imperialism that helped to trigger the Great War, and yet, you get characters in this novel who state that the reason that the British are in India in the first place is to save the Indians from themselves. Highly recommend this work. (show less)
This book was a pain and struggle to get through. There were a few good lines on humanity and racism and relationships, but they were so far apart ... (show more)
This book was a pain and struggle to get through. There were a few good lines on humanity and racism and relationships, but they were so far apart it was difficult to stay awake between them. (show less)
I must confess; I was expecting more. The courtroom drama of a man falsely accused was written with the sort of blandness that suggested the writer would rather be elsewhere, and it seemed plain that neither the trial, nor the fate of Aziz, nor even the question of justice in British India were really at stake.
I can respect that Forster was aiming higher in trying to make sense of the divide between colonised and coloniser, but his admittedly charming attempt at painting a picture of 1920... (show more)
I must confess; I was expecting more. The courtroom drama of a man falsely accused was written with the sort of blandness that suggested the writer would rather be elsewhere, and it seemed plain that neither the trial, nor the fate of Aziz, nor even the question of justice in British India were really at stake.
I can respect that Forster was aiming higher in trying to make sense of the divide between colonised and coloniser, but his admittedly charming attempt at painting a picture of 1920s India languishing under the attitudes and repression of the last century sapped all of the life out of the other storylines that he used to support his grand vision.
Still, no matter how hard the tail wagged the dog, and despite his colourless supporting characters (nothing can be said against his characterisation of Aziz), his book communicated very strongly the difference between Here and There, and the vast gullies social, religious and psychological that separate them. (show less)
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In my quest to broaden my reading horizons I have read "A Passage to India." I've read "A Room With A View" and enjoyed it very much. From the start I found "Passage" much harder to read and sometimes felt lost in the seemingly unrelated side-tracked ramblings. But Forster's ability to take one in was not lost on me and I ended up enjoying this book very much. Not for the plot as much as for his ability to entrance me with his words. The climax of the story ... (show more)
In my quest to broaden my reading horizons I have read "A Passage to India." I've read "A Room With A View" and enjoyed it very much. From the start I found "Passage" much harder to read and sometimes felt lost in the seemingly unrelated side-tracked ramblings. But Forster's ability to take one in was not lost on me and I ended up enjoying this book very much. Not for the plot as much as for his ability to entrance me with his words. The climax of the story almost missed me, it was so subtle, and the details of it were spread out over most of the rest of the book. All in all I would recommend it. (show less)
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