the book that makes me yearn to go to Florence

I read A Room with a View in English class in high school. I read Howard's End this past month. I don't remember much about A Room with a View, but Howard's End was a quaint piece about English life in the 1800s (?), love, gender, marriage, and family. I think I would have been more engaged if I were British.

i read this before a trip to venice, it was a great way to begin my journey

I liked that she had to learn to be strong and true to herself in this book. The introduction was also helpful in giving some clues to references the author was making.

I am a sucker for a classic romance novel... this one is no exception, and probably one of my favorites.

Two of my favorite books. These classics deal with class, and economics. Room with a View is lighter and Howards End has a deeper tone.

it took me a while to get into this book at first but once i did, i absolutely loved it. it was beautiful and delicate and the characters of lucy and george were wonderful. the idea that someone has this strong, emotional hold over you so much so that you can't forget about them or live your life without being reminded of them was beautifully told by forester.

Perhaps one of my all-time favorite stories. Love the lush scenery of the Merchant/Ivory film, and love the images this book conjures up. The quintessential Victorian romance.

My favorite of Forster's novels, probably because it was my first, and I read it at a stage in my life when I could relate to the main character.

Just finished Howards End. I give it 2.5 stars. Very predictable & most of the characters just irritated me.
Now I'm on to A Room With a View.

7/11/15 A Room With a View was such a delight to read. I give it 5 stars. These characters were so enjoyable, believable & fun. A lovely little romance story.

Howard's End is a captivating story of class and gender struggles in 19th Century England with a bit of romance. The heroines, Helen and Meg Schlegel, assert themselves as independent-minded women who read poetry, wield strong opinions, and fight to empower the poor in a male-dominated, commerce-and-industry-focused world.

A Room with a View is delightful. Other people will have technical terms to discuss the philosphy of the novel, the style, the symbolism. What I can say is that it was charming and fun and it made me positively giddy in several spots. Yes, a mature matron like myself, was rendered giddy. In many ways it was reminiscent of Jane Austen, with it's cleverness in delving to the heart of English society and in it's restrained (and not so restrained) romance. I thoroughly enjoyed it.