Where Angels Fear to Tread (Abridged) Audiobook

" It's not bad; it's probably better than 90% of novels currently being written, but it's Forster's first novel, and you can see him here figuring out what's going to happen in the novels he's yet to write. It's all here--the vulgarity of the the English upper middle classes; the stifled young people looking for pure beauty; the lower class man impregnating suddenly the upper class woman; the misunderstandings; the wit; the sudden random tragedy that turns everything around, but is still predictable. It's all here, but it's just not as good as the later books. "

" Read with my students years ago. Enjoyed. "

" Couldn't get into the book, may try to read some time in the future "

" eh. it was pretty good. i felt like i was reading the first novel of an author i would eventually love love love. usually i find the ends of his novels wonderfully dramatic and emotional, but this one didn't quite pack the punch for me. and the characters were way flatter than in howard's end or room with a view. "

" Read this one for book club. All I knew of E.M. Forster to this point was the movie version of "Room with a View." Reading this novel was a nice window into Forster's written style. It is a biting indictment of the culture of its time; very interesting. This one was not the "happy ending" type; in fact, I'd call it a tragedy. But very well written. "

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

" A little tedious at first, but amazing at the end. "

" Engaging story but kind of difficult classical English language to work through. "

" What would you do if your sister-in-law died in childbirth? Would you travel to another country to claim the child away from his father? This story is about what "the polite society" of the turn of the 19th century would do. "

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

" Another of Forster's "an Englishman aboard" novels. He really captures the difference between the British & the Italians. BTW, a fine film was made from this! "

" There is a lot of great writing in this little package of a book. Wry, insightful, sometimes funny. "

" I think I liked it....I liked it while I was reading it...but I don't really understand the ending...did it end? "

" After have listened to this book, I decided to read the printed version. I didn't regret it, on the contrary. "

" Enjoyable book. Read it outloud with daniel while we drove to switzerland. Kind of predictable by the end, but still fun. "

" What is it about Forster's books that they fade from memory so quickly. Pleasant to read but unmemorable. "

" A really good book if you are fascinated by Italy, the story is well-crafted and there is subtle humour in the serious situation. An enjoyable read overall, although a few incidents in the book were probably uncalled for. "

" 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. "

" I like E.M. Forester's writing style. I liked this novel just fine, but I didn't find it as emotionally gripping as I thought I would after reading the synopsis. Still an excellent novel though. "

" Forster's look at humanity is refreshing and endearing, as fresh today as it must have been in his era. Not quite as wonderful as A Room with a View, but a recommended read nonetheless. "

" I didn't like this as much as Room with a view but still very good and similar in topics. "