Where Angels Fear to Tread Audiobook

" Ugh. Awful people being awful to one another and taking no responsibility when it all turns tragic. 1001 list. "

" I loved Room With a View and Howards End. My expectations were high but the book did not come close to the other two masterpieces. There were no persons to like in this tale - it left me cold and indifferent - couldn't wait for the italien wailing and the english prudishness to end. "

" I'd never read Forster before. Now I feel compelled to go and read all his novels. This is perfect summer reading -- a nice critique of English society. Very succinct writing style, but great characterizations. Makes you feel that the bear-hug of American letters (a la Whitman, Melville and their 20th century followers/interpreters) could use a dose of English stoicism. "

" Some insight, some hilarity, some boring bits. Recommended overall. "

" It suits my personality to read about people being transfigured by trips abroad, which is partly what this book is about. This may sound twee to some, but I think the things E.M. Forster says about how individuals interact with others and, also, with culture are on very solid ground. "

" Cultures clash with sometimes amusing, but ultimately tragic consequences in E.M. Forster's short and well-written first novel. Now if only there were at least one character that's actually likable in this book - Lilia had a few great moments that had me cheering her on in the very beginning, but that was about it. The rest of them I couldn't feel any sympathy for at all. "

" Lunchtime reading fare (no pun intended!!)on dailylit... "

" I was not impressed with the story. I ended up disgusted with the British characters. You have to get past page 110 for the book to be interesting. As a satire it is successful. "

" A mediation on the absurd hopelessness of life. "

" When young widow Lilia makes what her inlaws consider bad choices on a trip to Italy, her brother-in-law Philip, sister-in-law Harriet and her younger but prim friend Caroline Abbott dash to Italy to put things right with a pomposity that that endures but rarely outwits. "

" This book is totally worth the read for the batshit insane ending!!! "

" Reads like a first novel, but it's still Forster. And about the whole Italy/England dichotomy, connection, attraction. But it really bothers me that there's no accountability for the tragedy at the end. "

" Read with my students years ago. Enjoyed. "

" Wow, my mind is blown by this book.Forster portrays ordinary people like no other author that I know. This novel is absolutely captivating, the language is fantastic. It's also real and personal. The transformation that protagonists went through is absolutely amazing. The ending had me in tears. "

" I love the Victorian Histrionics of EM Forster. Always very tragic and engaging "

" Ahh, some early 20th C British sensibility - just what I needed! "

" Jeeeeez the ending is a killer..........you can see where Roald Dahl got some of his inspiration! "

" I'm usually a fan of Forster. Not this one, however. "

" Liked it, but oh god, so depressing. T_T "

" A captivating story of Italy as seen through English eyes. I liked Room With a View more but found this to be a good addition. "

" One of Forster's deceptively light novels like Room with a View...much more there than immediately meets the eye, though nothing of the density of Howards End and Passage to India. Very good read. "