Easily my least favorite of his major works. The book was, for me, so much of a slog that about halfway through, I put it aside for more than a month. I found the writing just tedious. Finally, I picked it back up and, with the exception of the last chapter or so, pushed myself to finish it. I truly enjoyed, say, Howard’s End and with Passage to India, but the writing here struck me as difficult. I couldn’t always follow the story, frankly, and thinking about it, I believe it is because Forster is being more much more oblique. That is, I think, in part because he is writing about English society and the people he was writing about made it a point to be oblique: candor and clarity were nothing if not avoided. Indeed, several times I went back over chapters I’d read when, later in the book, a character referred to something that I simply didn’t catch or understand at the time. I did think the last chapter or two improved things markedly, but overall, I was very disappointed at the difficulty I had and how little I ultimately I enjoyed it. ( )

An enjoyable book about a young woman who finds true love in a rather unconventional way. This is an interesting look at society in the genteel class during the early 1900s. ( )

After watching the film based on this book, I was drawn to read it, and then to read other Forster stories and novels. I haven't been disappointed. ( )

If I could give it a 4.5, I would. 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. ( )

One of the best things about reading the classics is that you can learn more about how people really lived in the past than you can in any history book. We all know that "back in the old days" the dating/courting ritual was a lot different than it is today. But A Room With A View is a perfect example of just how incredibly bizarre things were done back then. We've definitely come a long way and after reading this novel, all I can say is ; Thank God we have ! ( )