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Title: More sharp-tongued social commentary from a master
Review: Having greatly enjoyed A Passage to India, I was expecting another quality effort from Mr. Forster, and was not disappointed. I found this book a fine mix of period portrayal and timeless observation (a characteristic, I suppose, of all good art), and after finishing it, one of my biggest reactions was to be grateful that I wasn't living in the choking society of Victorian England. The acuteness of the author's evaluation of human relationships reminded me his literary forebear, Jane Austen, yet with a keener, more biting edge. Our contemporary culture surely has its problems, but A Room with a View will give you perspective--with many artfully-turned phrases along the way.
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