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They said to me "Do you do Twitter?" I said no, I have Goodreads. They said "What about Facebook?" I said no, I have Goodreads - this is funny, someone said it should be called Bookface. They didn't get that. They said "Do you have a blog?" I said well, no, I do Goodreads. They looked at each other, and th Leggi tutto

Towards a Poetics of The Novel Here is a nice pseudo-scholarly jaunt through what 'aspects' go towards the creation of the Novel-form. Forster isolates a few of these aspects and discusses them, but the the 'rhythm' of the lectures, to use his own terminology, is one of insufficiency. It is as if

"No English Novelist is as great as Tolstoy" ...as if I couldn't love E.M. Forster even more!!! That fact that one of my favorite authors (Forster) has also read and loved the same books as I have just makes my heart sing! Going into this book, I thought it was going to be a type of "guide to writing Leggi tutto

I didn't understand precisely what he meant by fantasy vs prophecy, and I have a feeling that it could be useful. But as a whole, it was a thoughtful take on writing, freed from historicizing or putting everyone on a timeline. Some really interesting thoughts about novels and their relationship to p Leggi tutto

Rating: 5* of five One of the best books I've read about writing novels. A truly inspirational guide to a complex and daunting effort. It is scary enough to make the decision to write a novel. To face the prospect without a reliable guide? UNTHINKABLE!!

فورستر به‌طور خاص درباره رمان و این قالب خاص صحبت نمی‌کنه. بیش‌تر داره تعدادی از رمان‌ها رو براساس چند ویژگی که خودش درنظر گرفته بررسی می‌کنه. چیزهایی می‌شه ازش گرفت اما اندک. Leggi tutto

As much as I absolutely love some of Forster’s novels, there was something about this book which failed to reach me entirely. In about half of it, he was lucid and original, using text examples that I knew, and lifting their meanings to new heights; introducing his famous ‘flat’ and ‘round’ characte Leggi tutto

Not exactly a how-to guide or a critique, Forster very basically explains different aspects of the novel through a series of lectures he gave in the late 1920s. A lot of the books that he refers to I’ve never read and probably never will (Les Faux Monnayeurs, not so much interested in), but he usual Leggi tutto

3.5/5 Stars I had to read this series of lectures by E.M. Forster for one of my classes and I found it quite interesting, especially in some parts. I also really appreciated how clear he was in his explanations and how every aspect was touched upon and not left unresolved. If you're interested in fic Leggi tutto

لا يوجد روائي إنجليزي في عظمة تولستوي استطاع ان يعطي تلك الصورة الكاملة عن حياة الإنسان في منزله وفي بطولته. كما أنه لا يوجد روائي إنجليزي استشف روح الإنسان بذلك العمق الذي استشفها به دستوفسكي. ولا يوجد روائي في اي مكان نجح في تحليل الوعي الحديث كما نجح مارسيل بروست. إننا يجب ان نصمت امام تلك الإ Leggi tutto