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A Room with a View

By: E. M. Forster
Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
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Lucy Honeychurch and her older cousin, Miss Bartlett, tour Italy in the springtime. However, the pension they are staying at may as well be in London. The proprietress speaks a London cockney, the meat is overdone, and their windows give them a view of dirty alleys. However, when the socially clumsy Mr. Emerson offer to exchange rooms, this does anything but remedy the situation. You see, nobody knows what to make of the Emersons. It's so hard to know how to respond to people who speak the truth.

Public Domain (P)2011 B.J. Harrison
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Masterfully crated story; Well narrated

E. M. Forster is a master in his craft. This is a perfectly written novel-a love story. It did begin slowly for me; but I guess I was a bit impatient. Forster uses the characters to drive the plot forward using the omniscient perspective. The characters are presented through their action and dialogue, and some internal reflection. This is not a novel style heavy with narrative and author interruption, which is the preferred style of the modern novel. (See, Forster's book on writing a novel) The dialogue is natural and the characters are round and sympathetic of that time period. It is a joy to read a good story and good writing. The only qualm I have is that my Kindle version did not sync with the Audible in parts. The narrator's performance was well done and was a good accompaniment to my reading, adding texture and entertainment.

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Charming

EM Forester is masterful in his use of language. Irony sneaks upon us in playful ways: what is real, what is truth, what is beauty, what is light, what is love?
The narrative confronts the audience with philosophical questions: Can we ever be completely honest with ourselves, with others? Shall we ever completely know life?
Through carefully crafted characters we explore these quandaries, the “muddles” of life. The author’s sincerity of heart is touching.

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Good story, refreshingly clean read.

Narration was good, plot was interesting, excellent character development for the main character Lucy and her male counterparts.

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Irritating Narrator

This is a favorite book of mine, but I simply cannot listen to this audiobook. Sadly, this is the only version that syncs to Kindle. So many other great versions are available here. I have the Frederick Davidson version, and several other stories read by Juliet Stevenson. Both are excellent narrators.

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very good read

The narration was most the difficult part. very theatrical, and while I realize that the stuffy high class nature of some characters calls for a different tone, it was a bit over acted. it also seemed like the same voice changing for male and female and this was distracting.

great book. lovely story

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A Favorite

How I loved these characters. The story was so sweet and I was smiling as I listened to it.

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A bit tiring

A Room with a View is the story of several women traveling and is fraught with their frustrations. It is typical of the literature of that time.

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