Howards End
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Howards End

by E. M. Forster

1910•Drama•342 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowfresh & originalwholesomerealisticlinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsocial commentaryunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, realistic novel, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. A strong-willed and intelligent woman refuses to allow the pretensions of her husband's smug English family to ruin her life. Howards End is considered by some to be Forster's masterpiece

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalComplex relationshipSocial commentaryUnlikely connections

Subjects

Inheritance and successionSistersCountry homesSocial classesIllegitimate childrenRemarried peopleMan-woman relationshipsSocial conflict

Details

Author
E. M. Forster
Published
1910
Pages
342
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