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... in the Benjy and Quentin sections in The Sound and the Fury.
I'm also a big Forster fan - I think Howard's End is my favorite of his works. Just William by Richmal Crompton
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Will o' the Mill by R L Stevenson
Howard's End by E M Forster
Arthur and George by Julian Barnes 
#51 Howards End by E.M. Forster
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Review: Coming Soon
... - 4
Independent People - 4
Les Miserables - 3
The Invisible Man - 3
The Cairo Trilogy - 3
Dead Souls - 2
Howard's End - 2
The Brothers Karamazov - 2
The Betrothed - 2
As A Man Grows Older - 2
Confessions of Zeno - 2
The Late Mattia Pascal - 2
An American Traged ... 
Howards End by EM Forster
319 pages / 1910 (2003) / 5 stars / Fiction
This is one of my favorite books, and every couple of years I pull it down off the shelf to reacquaint ...
I second
Magic mountain
Howards end
Don Quixote (been meaning to read that for years, haven't even tried the first page, I need the support of you all for that one)
Dead souls sounds very interesting too.
I'd like to add
Soul mountain by Xingjian Gao the first chinese author ... Hi folks
I'll second Bleak House...been meaning to read some more Dickens.
I also suggest
Howard's End by EM Forster
Moby Dick by Herman Melville Blind Corner by Dornford Yates
City of Sorcery by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Death in Harley Street by John Rhode
Howard's End by E.M. Forster
The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. LeGuin
Liberally interpreted . . . ... of The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton and then likely to start my ARC of The 19th Wife. I'd like to try Howard's End too if I get the time this week. From Goodwill:
The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer
Howard's End by E.M. Forster
Last Mountain Dancer by Chuck Kinder
The Innocent by Ian McEwan
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Through a Glass Darkly by Donna Leon
Old School by Tobias Wolff
Semina ... From Goodwill:
The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer
Howard's End by E.M. Forster
Last Mountain Dancer by Chuck Kinder
The Innocent by Ian McEwan
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Through a Glass Darkly by Donna Leon
Old School by Tobias Wolff
Semina ... ... The Stranger by Albert Camus and a book with three EM Forster novels; A Room With a View, Maurice and Howard's End.
I also bought another copy of Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham because it included the DVD with Leslie Howard and Bette Davis. ... Garden (1909), Frances Hodgson Burnett
8. The Man Who Was Thursday (1907), G. K. Chesterton
9. Howards End (1910), E. M. Forster
10. A Room with a View (1908), E. M. Forster
11. Tono-Bungay (1909), H. G. Wells
I decided to ... ... book of English verse 1250-1918 in case I come over all Rumpole (on a desert island, no-one can hear you declaim...).
Howards End, Kim, Vanity Fair, Pride and Prejudice - just for comfort-reading.
Thomas Cook's Continental Timetable - different sort of escapism. #28, CorinnaAllen, Howards End is one of my all-time favorite books. My top book this year has been Howards End (E.M. Forster).
I've read Howard's End! Ooh, I love Forster. How about A Room With A View? I've read The Hours. How about Howards End by E. M. Forster? It's one of my favorites! ... good readers, or particularly well-read books.
For my part, I like Elizabeth Klett's reading - she's done all of Howard's End and also Northanger Abbey, plus others. ... but in mint condition and have lovely covers and spines. The titles are:
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Maurice
Howard's End
A Room with a View (which I already own, but this one was too pretty to leave behind. I'll still be working on Howards End by E.M. Forster, and then starting A Passage to India.
Then (hooray!) I will be done with the books I've had to read for class forever, and I can start on my massive personal TBR pile! I'm about 100 pages away from the finish of Of Human Bondage, and I will be starting up Howard's End when I'm done. ... (Thomas Mann)
Tristram Shandy (Sterne)
Novellen / Stories (Heinrich von Kleist)
Wo warst du, Adam? (Böll)
Howards End (Forster)
My father and myself (Ackerley)
Midnight's children (Rushdie)
Valmouth and other novels (Firbank)
Gulliver's travels (Swift)
The good ... ... Precious Bane and when I read the latter, I could see the echoes clearly.
Zadie Smith On Beauty was an homage to Howard's End - again, I read that second and there was a whole HEAP of very clever echoes.
Hope that helps ... by Kate Chopin
Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
Howards End by E. M. Forster
Man's Search for Meaning by Dr. Viktor E. Frankl
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry
And ... Howard's End by E.M. Forster Howard's End by E. M. Forster Howard's End E.M.Forster
Paradise Lost
John Milton
Empire Falls Richard Russo
Final Vinyl Days Jill McCorkle
End of Affluence Paul Ehrlich ...
8. Howard Winant, The World is a Ghetto
3. Pre-WWII novels by white people
1. E. M. Forster, Howard's End
2. George Eliot, Middlemarch
3. Agnes Grey, Anne Bronte
4. William Faulkner, The Unvanquished
5. John Steinbeck, The Grape ... That's Howard's End, Forster ... a short list...
Sophie's World, $3.30
The Wings of the Dove, great edition, $2.50
The Return of the Native, $1.50
Howard's End, $1
And many more... I love used books :) ... so Smith could make some topical points. But maybe I would have liked it better if it hadn't been designed as an homage to Howards End, a book I truly loved. ... the heroine spoke it! Too funny, but I loved it! BTW – I’m looking for a copy if you happen to come across one!
5. Howards End by EM Forster (double listed in VIII Open Category for Sudden Desires)
6. Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott
7. An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa M ... ... by Charlotte Bronte
2. Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes
3. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
4. Howard's End by E.M. Forster
5. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (in progress)
6. The Bostonians by Henry James
7. Bleak House by Charles Dickens
8. L ... ... i.
Book-Specific Challenges
(1) Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady – Samuel Richardson (F)
(2) Howards End – E.M. Forster (F)
(3) The Brief History of the Dead: A Novel – Kevin Brockmeier (F) - 01/05/2008
(4) The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins ... The only people who seemed to get film adaptations right were Merchant and Ivory who did Room with a View and Howards End and Passage to India and Remains of the Day I loved all those adaptations as much as I loved the books ... setting it in 1980s Britain. Highly recommended.
I haven't read Zadie Smith's On Beauty, but isn't that a reworking of Howard's End?
And it's not really the same thing, but Jasper Fforde's books include lots of literary in-jokes: e.g. his main character conducts an anger management ... Lots of great suggestions here! A few have already commented on A Room with a View, but so far I don't see Forster's Howards End - one of my favorite books AND films ever. I saw the movie in the theater and liked it all right, then read the book for the first time several months after - just as ... ... (F) - 01/05/2008
(2) The Yacoubian Building – Alaa Al Aswany (F)
(3) Atonement – Ian McEwan (F)
(4) Howards End – E.M. Forster (F)
(5) Hidden Camera – Zoran Zivkovic (F)
(6) The Road – Cormac McCarthy (F)
(7) The Book of Dead Days - Marcus Sedg ... This space used to contain the full category list, but there got to be too many touchstones, so I've broken them out into individual entries below and decided to delete this one. ... i.
Book-Specific Challenges
(1) Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady – Samuel Richardson (F)
(2) Howards End – E.M. Forster (F)
(3) The Brief History of the Dead: A Novel – Kevin Brockmeier (F) - 01/05/2008
(4) The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins ... ... a specific effort to conquer in 2008.
(1) Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady – Samuel Richardson (F)
(2) Howards End – E.M. Forster (F)
(3) The Brief History of the Dead: A Novel – Kevin Brockmeier (F)
(4) The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins (F)
(5) Vi ... Several triplings (one to add onto a coupling mentioned earlier):
Howards End (E.M. Forster), Nice Work (David Lodge), and On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
The Aspern Papers (Henry James), Felony (Emma Tennant), and The Master (Colm Toibin) ... in some way? I'm thinking of books by different authors from different eras, like:
Mrs Dalloway and The Hours
Howard's End and On Beauty
Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea
Finished Howards End, which was pretty good. I think I'm going to give up on Brick Lane as I'm finding it rather boring after all, which is a shame after the promising start. The fact is, I'm only half-way through after 5 days - a sign that I'm avoiding the book which is a big pointer towards ... ... a specific effort to conquer in 2008.
(1) Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady – Samuel Richardson (F)
(2) Howards End – E.M. Forster (F)
(3) The Brief History of the Dead: A Novel – Kevin Brockmeier (F)
(4) The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins (F)
(5) Vi ... Currently listening to an audio book of Howards End by E. M. Forster. Also reading Brick Lane by Monica Ali. ... onto The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith (which was excellent).
Currently listening to an audio book of Howards End by E. M. Forster (which is pretty good) and reading Brick Lane by Monica Ali (which is also pretty good so far). ... so Smith could make some topical points. But maybe I would have liked it better if it hadn't been designed as an homage to Howards End, which I truly loved. 13. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
The third in my class series of Howards End and related books. It follows the story of the Belsey family, a mixed-race couple and their three children, in the town of Wellington, MA. Themes of race and, to a lesser degree, religion are addressed, replacing ... ... how each of her characters would speak and then remaining consistent all the way through.
As for how it compared with Howards End: I liked them both for different reasons. Howards End had a cleaner storyline, though I never felt like I knew the characters. Everything that happened ... ... and unique insights. Anyway, these two books would not have been obvious to me, since I didn't know they were both based on Howard's End. Do share your thoughts, erelsi, I'm eager to read your comparison. ... And do people mind rather obvious picks? For example, we just read Nice Work and On Beauty, both of which are based on Howards End by E.M. Forster. Since they're based on the same book, there are obviously similarities. However, I think it's interesting which aspects each author ... #72, Kell_Smurthwaite, I love Howard's End-- hope you do too.
#46, erelsi193 and #75, hazelk, Since you've read both Howard's End and On Beauty, as I have, I wonder what you thought of On Beauty in comparison. I have to say I read it because I love Howard's End, although with ... #75 hazelk: we also read Nice Work by David Lodge for the same class. It's also loosely based on Howards End. That's all we've done for that set, but we also did another on a Henry James theme, if you're interested! >46(erelsi183):-regarding intertextuality (Howards End and On Beauty) could you let me know what the other related books are as I've read the two just mentioned but couldn't think of any others picking up on that theme and I'd be interested. Thanks in advance. I'm currently listening to an audio book of Howards End by E. M. Forster. Finished reading The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte.
This week I will be reading:
Howards End by E. M. Forster (audio book)
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon Working on Zadie Smith's On Beauty for school (the third in our series of intertextual novels based on Howards End). Also still working on The Book Thief, which I'm fascinated by. ... night. I read it for a class on intertextual fiction, and it's the middle of a series of 3 related works (the first being Howards End by E.M. Forster and the third being On Beauty by Zadie Smith). It's hard for me to separate it from the others and evaluate it as a book on its own. ... 12. Nice Work by David Lodge
Like Howards End, this one was also assigned for a class. It's actually an intertextual work that draws on Howards End, which made it interesting. The story follows Vic Wilcox, a head honcho of a British factory, and Robyn Penrose, a feminist PhD trying to ... 11. Howards End by E.M. Forster
This one was assigned for a class. I'm not sure how I feel about it. It follows the story of three families and how their lives end up intertwined. Thrown into the mix are differing philosophies and classes, all set in England at the beginning of the 20th ... Working on Howard's End by E.M. Forster for school. Not a book I would have picked up on my own, but not bad. Just finished the non-school book I was reading and am having a bit of trouble picking out the next one (typical problem of mine)! ... since she loves books like that.
As for me, this week I'll be continuing with The Kite Runner for me and starting Howard's End for school.
Edit: Just reached the halfway point in Kite Runner and couldn't put it down. So scratch that from the list of things I'll be reading this ... ...
1.) The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
2.) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
3.) Howards End by E.M. Forster
4.) Dress your family in corduroy and denim by David Sedaris
5.) The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
The Devil in the White C ... >114 Bookworm12
I really enjoyed Howards End, though I kept having moments of "Oh no, don't do that!", "Oh no, don't marry him! ", etc! So I was pleased that it all resolved itself to my satisfaction in the end.
I do love Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead. I saw it as a movie first, ... >114 bookworm12
You'll have to let me know what you think of Howards End. It's one of my favorites! >114:bookworm12
I've recently read Howards End, too, and also very much enjoyed it: although I also admired E M Forster's A Passage to India, I must admit the former engaged me more.
>109:strandbooks
You have mentioned one of my all time favourites, The Old Wives Tale by Arnold Ben ... >112 Killeymoon
What did you think of Howards End I'm reading that right now and am really enjoying it. Also any thoughts of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead? Every time I read that play I can't help laughing out loud. ... my recent roadtrip out west to South Dakota. It was a good fit. But I'm still reading it, good so far.
I'm also reading Howards End which I love. This is my fourth or fifth E.M. Forster book I've read and soo far it's my favorite.
Also reading You shall know our velocity. A great mix ... ... by Will Self.
I haven't read On Beauty by Zadie Smith, but I hear it's a reworking of E M Forster's Howard's End. ... had to check for books - the shelves were really picked over. I did get Stolen Continents by Ronald Wright and Howards End by E.M. Forster. ... gas
The Debt to Pleasure
Pride and Prejudice
Also: -->
"One may as well begin with Helen's letters to her sister."
Howard's End
...because it's an unconventional opening line.
"The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to ... ... to drop off donations - the whole store was 1/2 off everything. The book shelves had been really picked over, but I got Howards End by E.M. Forster and Stolen Continents by Ronald Wright. Oh I love the Howard's End movie, I haven't read the book yet. A Room With a View is one of my favorite books, I haven't seen the movie tho I'm glad to hear that they did a decent job on it. It breaks my heart when great works of literature are vandalised by crappy movies. ... only movies I have liked as much as the books are the Merchant Ivory films of Room with A View, A Passage to India, Howard's End, etc they seem to have a knack for adapting books to film without loosing the meat and the beauty, and an extra special knack for Forester. ... Lem
I like a lot of the ideas in this and I like both the movies based on it, but I didn't find it an enjoyable read.
3. Howards End by E. M. Forster
I really loved this by the end where it really came together but had not enjoyed a lot of the first half of the book. Maybe I misread it ... ... going to Swindon and that's where it's set!)
I'm also loading up my iPod with:
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Howards End by E M Forster
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
I know I won't finish all of them, but it will make sure there's always something to suit my ... ... with:
1. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (already part-way through)
2. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
3. Howards End by E M Forster
So how abut you guys? Anyone going away on holiday and taking a small library with them? What will you have with you? ... up my iPod with classic audio books:
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
Howards End by E M Forster
So, as you can see, I'll have plenty to keep me busy if it rains!
I've just finished reading Howards End which totally enthralled me, and have now started on Cloudstreet by Tim Winton. ... Indigo Sunset by Rick Veitch
6. The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap by Stephanie Coontz
7. Howard's End by E.M. Forster
8. Washington Square by Henry James
9. My Mortal Enemy by Willa Cather
10. A Lost Lady by Willa Cather ... so Smith could make some topical points. But maybe I would have liked it better if it hadn't been designed as an homage to Howards End, a book I truly loved. 1. Howard's End I read this for a book group. I enjoyed it to a point but feel somewhat dissatisfied with it but am struggling to identify why. I think that I found the female characters, particularly, somewhat two-dimensional but I don't think any of the characters were really rounded. ... 0)
Charles Webb - The Graduate (1963)
October:
November:
December:
On the Shelf:
E. M. Forster – Howards End (1910)
Gaston Leroux – The Phantom of the Opera (1911)
John Steinbeck - East of Eden (1952)
Wish List:
F. Scott Fitzgerald – This Sid ... Just saw the movie of Howards End (from Netflix). Very well done and follows the novel extremely well. ... ever forget Possession.
Do books that stand on the shoulders of other books count? On Beauty, a novel shadowing Howards End or Ahab's Wife Moby Dick or the parody of Gone with the Wind in The Wind Done Gone?
I recently heard a Robert Coover reading in a Lanaan Foundatio ... ... Bookmarks, I picked up some titles that were sadly missing from my library (for whatever reason!)
Wuthering Heights
Howards End
Night and Day
I won't even dare try to touchstone the authors for I believe we all know who they are!!)
... agree re Heart of Darkness, Conrad had a tin ear for the beauties of the English language.
Also loathe E.M. Forster's Howards End. It's immeasurably smug and conceited and makes me feel like shrieking, "Will you posh gits stop messing about with the working-class guy and actually HELP him ... Absolutely agree re Heart of Darkness, Conrad had a tin ear for the beauties of the English language.
E.M. Forster's Howards End. It's immeasurably smug and conceited and makes me feel like shrieking, "Will you posh gits stop messing about with the working-class guy and actually HELP him get ... #72 & #77, I was one of the ones who wasn't a big fan of On Beauty but I heartily recommend Howards End, a wonderful book. Of course, if I hadn't read it first, On Beauty might not have annoyed me as much. Actually, it's supposed to be a rewriting/reimagining of Howards End. ... entertaining), and am relieved to find that others here had the same reaction. I had high hopes because I really enjoyed Howards End, by E. M. Forster, and was interested in seeing how Zadie Smith was going to transform it into the contemporary world . . . but to my way of thinking, ... ... to be there just because the author was having fun with it, not because it fit. It was fun to see what she related to Howards End but in some ways the homage seemed a little forced. ... Building by Alaa Al Aswani (or Ala Aswani as the touchstones like) -- all excellent books.
Now I'm reading Howards End, by E. M. Forster, which somehow I never read before, and still trying to get through The Shia Revival by Vali Nasr for my current events reading.
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