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Summary: Forster's Semi-Autobiographical Novel Intriguing
Review: This book, originally written in 1913, describes a man coming to terms with his homosexuality in the repressed England of that time period. Interesting reading, be sure to see the movie as well for a good portrayal of Forster's work
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Summary: Way ahead of its time!
Review: This is a tender, sentimental love story about a young gay Englishman's search for happiness in the early part of the twentieth century. Suppressed by the author until after his death, the world did not see this wonderful story until 1971; more's the pity. For this is in many ways THE classic gay novel; the characters all ring true; the class milieu is perfectly evoked as only Forster can; and the happy ending, however unrealistic it may be given the novel's setting and times, is almost obligatory for such a story. This one is absolutely not to be missed.
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Summary: Way ahead of its time!
Review: This is a tender, sentimental love story about a young gay Englishman's search for happiness in the early part of the twentieth century. Suppressed by the author until after his death, the world did not see this wonderful story until 1971; more's the pity. For this is in many ways THE classic gay novel; the characters all ring true; the class milieu is perfectly evoked as only Forster can; and the happy ending, however unrealistic it may be given the novel's setting and times, is almost obligatory for such a story. This one is absolutely not to be missed.
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Summary: A beautiful, intellectually intense love story
Review: This is one of the best books on the thought processes of a young boy/Man on various stages of maturity. I saw the movie before reading the book. So I always visualized Hugh Grant as Clive and James Wilby as Hall. The movie has not deviated much from the book at all. The movie is a must see!A beautifully written book. The words, imagery and intellectual ideas on Christianity, art, perceptions, greek philosophy, psychology - all superbly written. This book will fine tune your perceptive faculties and intellect.
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Summary: ALWAYS STUPID AMERICAN BANNISHMENT
Review: we have here, to my knowledge, the finest book about homosexuality, written in a perfect style. Why the american people had to wait so long to have it, since its edition in 1917 ? always censorship !
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Summary: I'm half-way through
Review: Well I really haven't heard of anyone ever reviewing a book they haven't yet completed but here I am. I have already read Forster's 'Where Angels fear to tread' and I didn't think too much of it. Our college library, however, is stacked with copies of all sorts of material on Forster & I do remember the Merchant Ivory film although I never saw it. I had a terrible day at college the other day when I picked up Maurice for a read, I never take fiction from the library - I always like to have my own copy. But reading Maurice - well I can't find words sufficient to describe how much I already love the book & how I don't want it to end - so I'm prolonging my love-affair with it. I wanted to read other people's opinions & it's nice to know that the book has received its due admiration. For anyone who hasn't read it - Do read it, it's beautiful and interesting. None of the best-seller crap & yet a page-turner. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Let me count the ways...
Review: Why do I love this book? Is it because E. M. Forster presents a wide and believable spectrum of queer men? Because of how the title character is such a good example of the heroism ordinary people can have? Because of the fact that it's a piece of Edwardian queer literature that doesn't end with insanity, despair, or death? Because Alec Scudder is the best bisexual character in all of literature? Yeah, it's all of the above.
Various literary critics and historians have voiced the opinion that E. M. Forster was cowardly to have not published it during his lifetime, but given that he was a somewhat retiring person who came of age as Oscar Wilde was undergoing his trials, I think it's pretty brave that he wrote it at all. "Maurice" is never sensationalized, nor is it cliched. Things I found as flaws revealed themselves as underscored points upon re-reading. I will go so far as to say that this book should be read by every single person on the face of this earth.
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Summary: Superb, poignant, totally human
Review: Written in an eloquent, sensitive, perceptive manner, Maurice is a human story, a timeless lovestory against the odds, which comes out timidly triumphant in the dim light of Edwardian England.
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