the teacup of experience

[jagodasladoled]

Before I returned E.M. Forster's novel "The Longest Journey" to the library, a book that took me a while to get into it but that nevertheless ended up being very dear to me, I copied out the following quote.

E.M. Forster on what he calls the `teacup of experience´ in his novel "The longest Journey":

"Oh, that teacup! To be taken at prayers, at

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[la_mezzosoprano]

hast du auch A Room With A View gelesen?

{ich liebe E.M. Forster}

[nostoi]

I want to read this book. Forster said that this and Maurice were his personal favourites

Read it!

[jagodasladoled]

There are passages in it which I find excellent, like the quoted one. And, as I said, I ended up liking it a lot, even if there are some things in the narrative that are said to be typically Forster style but not necessarily what I like best in literature, and that luckily don't occur in "Maurice". (You see, I try to keep what I say spoiler-free. I can explain you what I meant when you read the book;)

Re: Read it!

[nostoi]

It is now on order!

I have just tried to plough through Howards End. After Maurice and A Room with a View, I wasn't expecting something so hard going; I'm really looking forward to The Longest Journey now. :)

BTW - Have you read The Life to Come and other Stories?

Re: Read it!

[jagodasladoled]

I'm not the biggest fan of "Howard's End", either. My main problem with it was that I simply didn't care for any of the characters, and so nothing what happened could really touch or get to me.
So I'm a bit afraid of reading "Room with a View", now, because I want no disappointment.

I don't know why I haven't read "The Life to Come and other Stories", yet. But I just booked it at the library!