A Room With A View

Rereading some classics. It is too bad that the first time I read this I was too young to appreciate the social commentary. Unless you were a very observant teen, it deserves a rereading in adulthood.

I couldn’t stay awake listening to the online version which is why I gave a 6 rating. I wasn’t able to get a hard copy to read myself, but I was able to watch the movie with some of my favourite actors, that I give a 9 rating.

3.5 stars This little comedy started off slow. I almost gave up, but halfway through it caught my attention. A sweet love story with charming characters.

A book that shows us that finding ourselves has nothing to do with our physical location A reminder that running away can bring just as much tedium as staying, and that the only way to know your own heart is to cease being led solely by others

This Edwardian bildungsroman places, at times, an awkward Lucy Honeychurch on the cusp of womanhood who is first on the puppet strings of her elder cousin and then her fiancee. What ensues is a comic satire on the mores of early 1900s England, both at home and abroad in Italy. Lucy could be annoying if seen through our modern-day sensibilities, but I rooted for her all the way. Will have to read more Forster.