A Passage To India (Abridged) Audiobook

" I only read a few chapters in before I was thinking about other things. The story just didn't hook me at this point in my life...I'll try again someday. "

" Before this book, I had read little from the time when India was under British rule. I really liked the primary conflict in the story, even if it took a long time to get there, and the details of that time period and location. The book starts really slow, but it's definitely worth reading. "

" I had trouble getting through it, but it mostly redeemed itself by about page 150. It took me weeks to get through the first half, and a day to finish. I think I don't particularly like his prose- overly detailed; it felt oppressive. "

" Readers who passed (no pun) over this Forster title for others that are more popular should reconsider. More than a personal favorite, I would place it with "classics" everyone should read. Do Moby and Will, read the notes on Marx, pick a Steinbeck, pick a Dickens, pick a Hemingway, but make this your E.M. "

" really good insight into anglo-indian culture in the early 20th century. well written, beautiful descriptions of the asian sub-continental scenes "

" Funny, sad, disturbing, exotic and at the same time close to home. This book presents you with many questions and no definite answers. "

" Dull as a spoon. Contrived characterizations, stilted dialogue. Don't waste your time. "

" Didn't enjoy it as much as Room with a View but I still hit the vermouth and ate mangos! "

" Gave up!! Didn't enjoy it at all.... I found it really hard to read and I didn't understand who everyone was and what was going on because there is no explanations for rankings within society and etiquette so it makes the story hard to follow... in my opinion :( Gutted I gave up but there you go.... "

" Incredible! Exemplifies not only what Forster does best but, in taking on the complexities of race relations and cultures demonstrates no little literary alacrity and a healing, passionate warmth for those who attempt to cross their borders. "

" Wow what writing. I do wish I had wiki'ed more of the Indian terms...but an enveloping read. Reminded me a lot of Room With a View, naturally. I really liked how the plot and characters peeled out slowly, and characters you thought might be important really weren't, and vice versa. "

" This was my book group read for December I was the only one of our group that enjoyed it. It was a little slow at the beginning but once I got into I didn't want to put it down so much so that I bought a copy for my kindle as I had to return the book group copy before I had finished. "

" Made me loathe ex-pat British (again). "

" Read for a college Religion & Literature class. "

" Really enjoyed this book. I've loved the films of forster's books but this is my first attempt at reading one. I've always wanted to visit India and Forsyer's descriptions are great. "

" I am not much of a one for classics - this one was no different. Respecitng it for the time and place it is written is the key to appreciating the work. "

" Some fine writing but an oddly structured book, and the central focus or point of view shifts frequently. It has much to say about colonialism but as Forster himself was aware, events overtook his book even as he was writing it. Worth reading. "

" I don't think I'm smart enough for this. "

" ... What can I say, I enjoyed it. Not as much as Maurice (it is a completely different type of novel), but I liked it none the less. Somehow, Forster managed to capture the ...vastness and unknown that is often associated with India/the Orient ... "

" Time Magazine said "What he demonstrates here, in a story of the greatest and saddest subtleties — and comic subtleties, too — is how nearly impossible that is to do." "

" An insightful depiction of Anglo-Indian relations during British rule of India. A sumptuous and enduring classic. "

" one of my best novel to forster but still i like his essay What i belive the most "

" the race relations in this book make me feel icky.i've been able to see what's coming for PAGES and the characters are frustratingly naive... "

" I had trouble getting through it, but it mostly redeemed itself by about page 150. It took me weeks to get through the first half, and a day to finish. I think I don't particularly like his prose- overly detailed; it felt oppressive. "

" I don't recall much of what I read, though I just watched the film version and liked it very much. Maybe I should try it again, now that I've spent a little time in India... "

" Fantastic. Heavy, breath taking prose. "