A Passage to India

so-so

Still catching up on September reviews... Read this with the #pemberlittens
It was an interesting depiction of the British and Indian relationship through colonisation but the characters weren't very likeable and the ending was disappointing. The daily discussions with the #hashtagbrigade were always enjoyable though

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dabbe

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

so-so

The image above sums up my feelings about this book; they were all over the place. Forster's writing is gorgeous as usual, but I had a difficult time caring about any of these characters, British or Indian. The motives behind the characters' actions were vague and noncommittal. The so-called exotic atmosphere was tainted--similar in a way to Joyce's “Araby“. I walked away unenlightened and depressed. Thank goodness for @BarkingMadRead's hashtags!

BarkingMadRead I‘m glad you… finished it 🤣 this one was rough 2mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead LOVING Tess, though! 🖤🧡🖤 2mo

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kwmg40

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

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I've always loved E. M. Forster's writing. I enjoyed rereading this novel and seeing the commentary from the #PemberLittens and #HashtagBrigade. @BarkingMadRead. It's sad that Forster's observations about racism, classism and sexism still seem so relevant today.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#SummerEndReadathon @TheSpineView
#RushAthon @DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES

BarkingMadRead @kwmg40 I know, you‘d think we would have figured this stuff out by now! 2mo

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2mo

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏Another classic film. 2mo

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TheSpineView Awesome! 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 2mo

kwmg40 @BarkingMadRead I thought that the book would feel dated, but sadly it didn't. 2mo

kwmg40 @DieAReader @TheSpineView @TheAromaofBooks Thanks for the encouragement! 2mo

kwmg40 @Andrew65 I loved this film. Peggy Ashcroft was so good as Mrs. Moore! 2mo

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2mo

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Morr_Books

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

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I finished my 9th book of #SummerEndReadathon. I can honestly say that I didn't enjoy this one even remotely close to how much I enjoyed A Room With A View. I didn't like the characters and how women were portrayed. @TheSpineView
#hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead This seems to be the general consensus for this one! 2mo

Bookwormjillk Yeah, I‘m with you 2mo

dabbe Totally agree! 💯 2mo

TheSpineView Agree also. Great job in pushing to the finish. 2mo

Bluebird Also agree! I loved Room with a View, but struggled with this one (though I loved the movie!) 2mo

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Librarybelle

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

so-so

Forster‘s look at British occupied India in the 1920s certainly scratches the surface of culture & caste clauses, not to mention imperial rule and the desire to break free. The novel also examines friendship and betrayal and in a way redemption. Admittedly, I struggled through parts of this…I‘m not as well versed in my history of India, especially during British rule. However, I‘m glad I read this! #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade #192025 #1924

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SamAnne It was a so-so read. But it prompted me to put some India history on my TBR. 2mo

Librarybelle Agreed, @SamAnne ! 2mo

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jenniferw88

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#hashtagbrigade #PemberLittens @BarkingMadRead

#pop23 #bannedbook
#52bookclub2023 #setinroaringtwenties @Cinfhen @Deblovestoread @RaeLovesToRead @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB @LeeRHarry @AshleyHoss820 @MissHel @Cortg @Bluebird

#192025 #1924 @Librarybelle

Librarybelle Hooray! I was very excited to see that this is a great option for #192025 ! 2mo

Cinfhen You got a lot of mileage out of this book 🙌🏻😀💙 2mo

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Daisey

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

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I‘m so glad to have read this one with the #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade because it just wasn‘t the classic for me. Without the group, I would have powered through this audio in a few days and missed a lot of the details that I did appreciate.

#audiobook #1001books

BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead I probably would have thrown it and walked away 🤣🤣🤣 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

Ch 36-37: the writing is stunning, I‘ll give you that…..
#andtheyalllivedeverafter #azizmeetsralphwhilespying #azizissorudeatfirst #findingithardtolikehim #hecollectshimselfthough #timeforaboatride #collisioncourse #fieldingandazizkissandmakeup #stillnotfriendsthough #andthereyouhaveit #meh #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books 2mo

IndoorDame #everafterisright 🤣🤣🤣 #findingithardtolikeeveryone #totallyagreeaboutthewritingandyetstillmeh 2mo

Bookwormjillk Nice writing and I guess a nice change from British manor houses, but not my favorite. Thanks @BarkingMadRead and the rest of the #HashtagBrigade you make these books fun. 2mo

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mcctrish I‘m really struggling with finishing this 🤦🏻‍♀️ this week has been awful in teaching land and this has not been the book I can handle at the end of the day 😞 hopefully I knock it off in the car to Toronto this morning. Thank you so much for keeping us on track and focussed with the ##### 2mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish safe travels!! 2mo

TheAromaofBooks I feel like this book had some good things to say, but I didn't connect with the story or the characters at all. Instead of coming away feeling like I should give people who “aren't like me“ the benefit of the doubt because they're probably good people, I feel like I shouldn't trust them OR the people who “are like me“ because everyone sucks 😂 2mo

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks #everybodysucks was basically my takeaway 🤣 2mo

jenniferw88 #basicallythepointofthenovelistthatthebritishandtheindianscantbefriendsuntilweleaveindia 2mo

AnnR Beautiful prose but a frustrating story. I agree with prior comments, the ending was meh. I'm glad to have finally read it though. Thank you @BarkingMadRead for leading the discussion. The daily posts and entertaining hashtags definitely helps keep my reading on track. 🙂 (edited) 2mo

Librarybelle Yeah…the ending was a bit lackluster. Thanks, @BarkingMadRead for another great reading month! 2mo

Morr_Books I too agree with what everyone is saying. What was up with all the comments of women being ugly or beautiful? It was so frustrating. I liked A Room with a View and its characters much better. 2mo

Bklover I ended up really loving this book overall. I think mainly because I learned a lot. I knew next to nothing about this place and time in history. The characters all drove me nuts though, and in the end were pretty much unlikeable. @jenniferw88 thank you for all your insights- you were very helpful! 2mo

Bklover Thank you to @BarkingMadRead for again guiding us through another classic. You are probably the only reason I make it through! 2mo

BarkingMadRead It‘s always a pleasure!!! 2mo

Ruthiella Thank you for leading us @BarkingMadRead ! I enjoyed it more than you did, but agree that the end is less than heartwarming. @jenniferw88 I will send you you #Ihateadela card membership soon! 😂 2mo

dabbe I agree with ALL of you! I never would have finished if it wasn't for the always-hilarious #hashtagqueen @BarkingMadRead and the notes from @jenniferw88. I would have BAILED. The word I kept thinking while reading was “awkward.“ Everyone seemed awkward with each other, but I appreciate Forster making both sides have unlikable characters (though colonizing is bad!). Give me ROOM WITH A VIEW over this. Glad I made it through with all of you! 🤗 2mo

willaful I found the book pretty confusing overall, and depressing, but the very end spoke to me. It's sadly still so relevant. 2mo

mcctrish I finished it #yayme please consider this my entreaty to join the #ihateadela club #brosbeforehosforever 2mo

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Bklover

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

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What an exquisite book. I think I‘d like to start over and read it again. I learned a lot!!
#hashtagbrigade hasn‘t discussed this one yet, so that‘s it for now.
#pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead Posting now!! 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

Ch 34-35: Fielding arrives #ripRajah #azizandhiskidsaresocute #hethinksfieldingmarriedadela #thatbrotherbitmademewonderthough #azizgotitwrong #heshouldhavereadtheletters #heisstillmadatfielding #boysaredone #fixthebromance #staytuned #onemorday #atleastfieldinghasaHEA #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Love your Rajah portrait 😂 2mo

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks I couldn‘t resist 🤣 it came up in the google search 🤣 2mo

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Bookwormjillk I guess it‘s refreshing to not have everything come out all neat and tidy, but I guess we still have two chapters for everyone to make up. 2mo

AnnR Great pic for today! 🙂 I hope Aziz and Fielding don't end up being frenemies. 2mo

willaful Sad chapters. Especially sad seeing someone who can't change his mind when learning his facts are wrong. 2mo

Bklover I hope Aziz realizes he‘s being an ass and makes up with Fielding!🙄 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 32-33: Aziz and Godbol are celebrating Janmashtami in their new home. #thesecelebrationssoundamazing #fieldingistravelingtheworld #almostthere #endinsight #willtheygettheirHEA #seemsunlikely #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books 2mo

Bookwormjillk I can‘t decide what HEA would even look like for this book 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk it definitely seems that way! Maybe #moderatelyOKeverafter 2mo

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dabbe @BarkingMadRead Or #sosorrywecolonizedyourcountrybutcantwebefriends 2mo

Bklover I love #moderatelyOKeverafter! 2mo

willaful Aziz seems to have wound up in much better circumstances at least. 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 30-31: Aziz is in a bad place #hedoesnttrustfielding #mcbrydewascheatingwithmissderek #soobviouslyfieldingcheatedwithadela 🙄 #azizthinksfieldingcheatedhimoutofmoney #fieldingisofftoengland #azizisofftomisery #staytuned #almosttothefinishline #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books 2mo

Bookwormjillk Aziz reminds me of my co-worker that decides what‘s going to happen in her head then tries to get me mad about it before it occurs. 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk seriously though! He was mad before he even knew if he had something to be mad about 2mo

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peanutnine @Bookwormjillk omg lol that's perfect 2mo

peanutnine I hate that Adela pulled Fielding away right after everything happened and caused this breach between him and Aziz 2mo

AnnR I think Aziz is just mentally damaged by the whole situation and jaded now. In his shoes, it would be hard to know who to trust. 2mo

BarkingMadRead @AnnR so true! 2mo

Bklover @AnnR That‘s for sure! 2mo

Morr_Books @AnnR Agree! 2mo

Morr_Books I do not think this story is going to have a happy ending. 2mo

Bookwormjillk @Morr_Books lol yeah 2mo

dabbe It seems that the rift between Aziz and Fielding is the embodiment of the rift between the English and the people of India. And now I'm afraid that Aziz is going to hate all the English because of what he had to go through. 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 28-29: Quested finds her quest #butfirst #ronnydumpsher #questedandfieldingbecomefriends #timeforhertosailhome #antonytriestobribeher #amateur #peaceoutmydude #amissionaryhelpsherfindherquest #timetofindmrsmooreskids #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books 2mo

Ruthiella I have to say Adela got on my last nerve from the start. 2mo

Morr_Books Am I the only one surprised that they didn't ship Adela back to England immediately? Maybe that was the first available boat? 2mo

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Bookwormjillk @Morr_Books yes that was weird. Must have been the weather. 2mo

jenniferw88 @Ruthiella I knew what was coming from the start as it's a re-read - I so wanted my first hashtag about Adela to be #ihateadela, but wanted everyone to discover her toxicity for themselves. 2mo

willaful Adela is kind of a perfect Nice White Lady stereotype isn't she. Not because she's malicious, but way too much in her fee fees without noticing what she's doing to others. (edited) 2mo

dabbe @jenniferw88 And I might be dense here, but WHY oh WHY did she blame Aziz in the first place? What was her motive? Will we ever know? I'm having a difficult time understanding her and pretty much everyone else's actions in the story. An awkward read for me at best. 2mo

Daisey @dabbe I completely get the confusion here. When she‘s talking about the incident at one point she can‘t even clearly say whether anything really happened at all, so why blame someone? I really want more specific answers than the British are colonizers and therefore horrible people. 2mo

Ruthiella @jenniferw88 Now we can start a club! #Ihateadela 😂 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

Ch 27…. Because y‘all. I‘m so sorry, I read chapter 26 last night! The chapter heading was at the very top of a page, and it just sort of ran together 🙄 #anyway #fieldingasksaziznottoaskadelafortoomuchmoney #azizandibothsayhellno #fieldingworriesitwillruinher #umdude #azizisruined #azizwantsanapology #fieldingtellsazizaboutmrsmoore #azizdoesntbelievehim #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books 2mo

Bookwormjillk I feel sorry for Aziz and agree he should get paid, but I hate his she‘s too ugly to attack in a cave defense. 2mo

AnnR After a little bit of hopefulness, things sound complicated again. Will Aziz be okay? Will Adela? Should Fielding get in the middle of everything? Hmmm.... I'm not sure. Hopefully Ronny will be out of the picture now. They aren't a good match. 2mo

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk that frustrated me as well! I get that he‘s upset, but that‘s awful! 2mo

TheAromaofBooks I do feel somewhat bad for Adela because I don't think she exactly realized what she was setting off/she was getting so much peer pressure to continue the prosecution even when she tentatively tried to voice doubts. But it also doesn't seem fair for her to just get off without paying anything when Aziz's life has been sent into complete disarray and complications! 2mo

Daisey @Bookwormjillk Yes, that excuse was awful and brought him down in my opinion. Yet, she should still have to at least pay his court fees. 2mo

willaful Definitely less of a fan of Aziz that I was. :-( But I do agree she owes him for what he's been through. 2mo

Morr_Books I agree with what everyone is saying about Aziz. I also really don't know my overall feelings for the Mrs. Moore character. I am not sure I like how upset everyone in the story is about her death when she up and left India, abandoning Aziz, Adela, etc. 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

Ch 24-25: of course when we go to two chapters a day, they are the longest chapters everrrr #ahem #courtisahotmess #adelafinallyseesthelight #thebritslosetheirdamnminds #thatdidntendwell #riotsbegin #thebritscutoffadela #everyonehateseachother #fieldingrescuesadela #notthathewantsto #hegivesuphishouseforher #ronnyshowsup #ripmrsmoore #mybrainhurts #myhearthurts #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

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AnnR @BarkingMadRead - I think you said it all. Wow! Just wow! I was just relieved Adela got rid of her echo, just in the knick of time for Dr. Aziz. 2mo

willaful I truly wasn't expecting that! Still have kind of a feeling of dread. The whole situation is so volatile. 2mo

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Morr_Books @willaful Agree! 2mo

Bklover You have definitely outdone yourself with today‘s ### 🩵 2mo

jenniferw88 I'm just glad that the song I chose to go with this book for #dramaqueen #titlesandtunes makes sense, as Fielding is called a renegade in ch.24! @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Seriously head-spinning. Honestly, I was the most shocked about Mrs. Moore! 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Bklover I almost ran out of space! 2mo

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks it felt so out of left field! 2mo

Cinfhen @jenniferw88 🫶🏼🎶🎉 2mo

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks That cave really messed with her; it's like she completely lost the will to live after that. I wish Forster would tell us more about why the heck that was such a complete life-altering-to-death experience for her. 2mo

BarbaraBB @jenniferw88 Spot on 🙌🏽 2mo

TheAromaofBooks @dabbe - It just seemed so strange! I understood her having this sort of internal/spiritual shake up, but it seemed a little bizarre that hearing some echoing voices was enough to make her reject all of her religious beliefs and descend into complete apathy!? I felt so bad for her - she didn't have anyone to talk it out with, to offer her reassurances or alternate views. 😕 2mo

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks This has been a strange book for me on the whole: I mean, what was even the point of having her in the book and then killing her offstage? And what the heck is the big deal about an echo? Caves echo; get used to it, people.

The wording has been bizarre in places, too, plus how people talk to each other. But, maybe that's the point. We're supposed to feel weird because they feel weird relating to one another. 🤷‍♀️ 2mo

TheAromaofBooks @dabbe - This book has done a great job capturing a general sense of unease and uncertainty, the fragility of a system that assumes everyone “knows their place“ and can't handle anyone deciding they don't like that place. But as a story... it's been somewhat lacking for me 😂 2mo

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks Much better said than what I wrote. Agree 💯! I 😍 A ROOM WITH A VIEW, but this one not so much. 🤣 2mo

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jenniferw88

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

#weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

Finish A Passage to India
Continue Golden Hill
Start ???

Ruthiella I loved

Golden Hill

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Ruthiella

A Passage to India | Edward Morgan Forster

#Weekendreads

🇮🇳Still plugging away at A Passage to India for #Pemberlittens #Hashtagbrigade

🇺🇸 The Turquoise Shop must be finished by Sunday morning for the #GoldenAgeCrimeClub pick.

🇷🇺 I hope to at least get a chapter or two in from City of Thieves in between.

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ChaoticMissAdventures I have tried to read Passage to India many times and have never gotten through it. I hope you make it! 2mo

Ruthiella I will! Reading in a group on Litsy makes it easier. 😀 2mo

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jenniferw88

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#bookreport @Cinfhen

Continued A Passage to India
Finished The Medici Murders, The Poet X, The Seven Ages of Death, and Binti
Started Golden Hill

Cinfhen Wow!!! Great week 🤩 2mo

Santie I‘ve just started reading The Seven Ages of Death. Very excited 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 23: another short chapter! Tomorrow we start reading two a day. #mrsmooreispeacingout ✌️ #sheisjealousofadela 🙄 #shegetstoseemoreofindiaassheleaves #asirgarhispictured #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books 2mo

Bookwormjillk I am so disappointed in these people. I know, different time. But they‘re so self centered. 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk we have had the worst luck with our literary friends lately! 2mo

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Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead fingers crossed 🤞 it ends reasonably 2mo

mcctrish Woo Hoo I am caught up 👏🏻👏🏻 those were 4 intense chapters of #hesaidshesaidwhosaid so much dithering and blathering and round about speak ( getting Macbeth vibes “a tale told by an idiot ….. signifying nothing “) but I do get a serious echo vibe in how it‘s written 2mo

AnnR I think Ronny just wanted to make certain his mother couldn't testify and Mrs. Moore wasn't feeling well enough (mentally or physically) to argue. Otherwise, I totally get everyone's comments above. Self-absorbed characters and a lot of unproductive blah, blah, blah. 2mo

Bklover Poor Mrs. Moore has just finally reached her limit, hasn‘t she! She‘s just got nothing left to give. For some reason I almost find her a bit funny. 😬😉 (edited) 2mo

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#HashtagBrigade I wanted to love this, since I loved the first three books by Forster that I‘ve read. And sometimes I did love it. The language is lush and beautiful. The descriptions of the Hindu and Muslim faiths were entrancing. The prejudices of the different races and religions were very apparent. Except I‘ve never understood racism and religionism. The exchange between Aziz and Mrs. Moore in the mosque and the exchange between (cont)⬇️

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CatLass007 Aziz and Mrs. Moore‘s son, Ralph, were almost dreamlike. And I still want to bash everyone‘s heads together for their stupid behavior. Maybe I don‘t understand the mindset of any character in this book. Maybe that‘s what made it so difficult for me to make it through. But it‘s been so many years since I read anything by Forster that I‘m considering re-reading it to see how my perspective has changed. And I‘d try reading more Forster also. 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 22: so many feels in this chapter. Hang onto your hats! #adelaandthatcactus #ouch #thecactusdidthemostphysicaldamage #shesfinallyabletovisitmrsmoore #shemaybeshouldhavestayedhome #mrsmooreishellacranky #shejustwantstogohome #thevisitclarifiesthings #adeladoesntthinkazizdidit #ronnyloseshisshit #dontgetmestartedonronny #thisdidNOThappentohim #mrsmooreagreesaboutaziz #ronnyisnthavingit #somessedup #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens #whew

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 2mo

willaful This was a complicated chapter. Adela is so confused and suggestible -- perhaps normal after being traumatized like this. There's nothing that explains why she ever thought it was Aziz to begin with. She's definitely a very unreliable witness. That's probably not going to help poor Aziz though. :-( 2mo

Bklover Loved todays hashtags! You‘re right- Mrs. Moore is definitely crabby. @willaful Yes- no one has said “what makes you think it was Aziz in the first place?”!! 2mo

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Bookwormjillk Did she ever accuse Aziz or did Ronny just assume? What‘s up with Mrs. Moore? Is she still mad about the cave?? 2mo

BarkingMadRead @willaful so true! And they never really say why she thought it was him or who she told! I hope they do! @Bookwormjillk as far as I know, we don‘t know who she told or what she said! I hope that info comes out! 2mo

jenniferw88 I think we're meant to assume that she told Miss Derek at the car, and Miss Derek drives her straight to the station. 2mo

Morr_Books @jenniferw88 I agree. I also got the impression from this chapter that Adela thought it was Dr Aziz because she assumed he followed her into the cave, so it had to be him. 2mo

jenniferw88 @Bookwormjillk Mrs Moore has lost her faith in religion and God and this is draining her emotions. 2mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Ever since Mrs. Moore experienced the echo, she seems to have adopted an almost existential “why care?“ kind of way of living. 2mo

Morr_Books At this point, I feel that Mrs. Moore is partly crabby, because she thinks all this is ridiculous. I'm frustrated because it seems she believes in Dr Aziz's innocence but won't speak won't go public....maybe cuz everyone views her as a crabby old woman...? 2mo

jenniferw88 @dabbe exactly! 2mo

AnnR This was a difficult chapter to read. Not in the literary sense but on an emotional level. 2mo

Bklover @dabbe Yes- well said! 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 21: one whole page 🤣 #mohurram #thatsallireallyhavetosay #godbolepeacedout #notmuchhappened #azizmightgetbail #sothatssomething #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade #dontforgettovotefor2024 #doublechaptersstartonthe24th #seewhatididthere #okimdone

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 2mo

Morr_Books I appreciate this chapter solely because it allowed me to catch up on the reading. 😆 2mo

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BarkingMadRead @Morr_Books #silverlining 2mo

dabbe @Morr_Books 🤣🤣🤣 I never was so excited to see such a short chapter! 🤩 2mo

Bklover Yawn 🥱. See you tomorrow!😆 2mo

willaful I didn't want to stop -- next chapter looks very exciting! 2mo

TheAromaofBooks I have found it so interesting that these random short “nothing really happened“ chapters have been scattered throughout! Such an intriguing writing method. 2mo

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A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

Ch 20: time to start playing the blame game #dontgetmestarted #thisdidNOThappentoronny #everyoneispanicking #sendingawaythewomen #pointingfingers #fieldingstandshisground #thisdoesnotlookgoodforfielding #therumorsareinsane #accusingazizofplottingthis #itsoundaridiculous #itsthepanictalking #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 2mo

Bookwormjillk This chapter was upsetting...but really people still do the same thing. It reminded me of a school board meeting in my city actually. 2mo

AnnR Ronny is such a jerk. He only cares about his own reputation. 2mo

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Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk Yes. The behavior is very familiar, very human, just in a different time period and context. 2mo

peanutnine Poor Fielding. He simply wants justice in an unjust world 😞 2mo

jenniferw88 This chapter references the Indian Mutiny of 1857 (2nd paragraph) 2mo

dabbe And I just don't know how to feel about Adela at this point. 2mo

Bookwormjillk @dabbe Right??? We need to hear from Adela. 2mo

Bklover I‘m glad I‘m not the only one! @bookwormjillk I felt really agitated after reading this chapter, and this very minute I don‘t like anyone but Fielding. I know it was a different time but I didn‘t like some of the language either. People can be real assholes. Oh, and @BarkingMadRead this is Chapter 20, correct? Just want to make sure I‘m reading the right stuff. 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Bklover yea! Good catch, I‘ll edit that! 2mo

Bklover @BarkingMadRead ❤️❤️❤️ I have no idea how you do all that you do and still have time to read at all! 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Bklover I‘m retired 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2mo

Bklover @BarkingMadRead I am too!! You are just seriously amazing. (I think I‘m also lazy). 2mo

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willaful

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

“The had started speaking of 'women and children'--that phrase the exempts the male from sanity when it has been repeated a few times.“

Part of the fascination of reading older books is seeing how little human nature actually change over time.

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

Ch 19: Fielding tries to rally support for Aziz #idontthinkitworked #goodvsevil #racewars #whatcouldgowrong #everything #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 2mo

Bklover Poor Aziz is falling apart! Fielding is definitely going out on a limb for him. 2mo

Bookwormjillk I wish Fielding could get in touch with Miss Quested! Very frustrating 😖 2mo

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AnnR It's interesting how much of the focus in the book switches to Fielding. In a way, he's like the glue that holds the whole story together. 2mo

BarkingMadRead @AnnR I totally agree. And @Bookwormjillk I was thinking the same. If one hand knew what the other hand was doing, all of this could be resolved quickly! 2mo

dabbe @AnnR If it were a detective story, he'd be our Sherlock Holmes! #sherlocked 😃 2mo

mcctrish Everyone just talks in circles #wherestheguywithbluntheadtrauma 2mo

TheAromaofBooks I think it's interesting how everyone just seems resigned to the situation - all of the Indians don't seem to care if Aziz is innocent or guilty, it's just time to “rally the team“ - and the same with the English. It's so much more about us vs. them than it is about justice or whether or not Aziz did anything! 2mo

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks yes! Nobody seems to want to find the truth, they just want to do battle! 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

Ch 18: Fielding is trying to investigate what he thinks is the truth #pooradela #soscary #ithinkitwastheservant #thatheadtilt #maybetocoveramark #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade
Also, ladies, so that we can finish in time, we will start reading two chapters a day on the 24th. I‘ll post a heads up again in a few days

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 2mo

Bookwormjillk Poor Adela. Poor Aziz. (edited) 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I feel like it‘s a huge confusion that somebody better clear up. The real criminal ran away. 2mo

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Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead yes, and could do it again while Aziz is in jail for no reason 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk yes! Ugh! They will get this straightened out 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 2mo

jenniferw88 It's very hard for me not to say anyhing but 🤐 2mo

Bklover I oop‘sed and read ahead (the chapter breaks in the middle of the page!😳) so I‘m with @jenniferw88 🫢🤐 2mo

dabbe @Bklover @jenniferw88 I read ahead, too. You get to a point where you just can't stop! 🤫🤐🤩 2mo

willaful I'm very scared for Aziz. He has one friend on his side but I doubt anyone else has any interest in discovering the truth. 2mo

Daisey I got a little ahead in this section but not enough for any real answers yet. I‘m not sure I‘ll be able to stop listening when I pick it up again. 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

Ch 17: Adela was attacked in the cave #shesaysitwasaziz #coulditbe #pooradela #anger #looting #fieldingsupportsaziz #nowfieldingisintrouble #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 2mo

Bookwormjillk This is so confusing. How did everything happen so fast? 2mo

AnnR I think Adela is confused and Dr Aziz is paying the price for it. 2mo

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk right?! Too fast! And @AnnR I totally agree! 2mo

Ruthiella We saw earlier with Mrs. Moore that the caves are disorienting. With all Adela‘s worry about Ronnie and her engagement, who knows what she “thinks” happened vs what really happened…🤔 2mo

dabbe Just like the song from Urban Cowboy: Adela was “Looking for love in all the wrong places.“ She and Aziz were talking about marriage right before Aziz went into a cave. Then she's thinking all about Ronny and how she doesn't love him and goes into a cave. Throughout the whole book, she's always 👀 for something better. Heat (it was hot) can bring about hallucinations, too. And there's the guide with his head to the side until he runs away. 🤔 (edited) 2mo

jenniferw88 And this is why I chose this book for #titlesandtunes #dramaqueen @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB 2mo

willaful This is so distressing. I can't bear to think about what's going to happen to Aziz. 2mo

BarbaraBB Perfect choice 😀 @jenniferw88 (edited) 2mo

CatLass007 As a proudly woke woman, I have the urge to reach through the book and slap everyone until they come to their senses. Sadly, they are products of their time. But I‘ve read other books by Forster and enjoyed them immensely. His prose is lovely, for one thing. And he renders each character so well. 2mo

Cinfhen I love all the buddy readers comments! I‘ve never read Forster 2mo

Cinfhen Well played @jenniferw88 2mo

Bklover Poor Aziz! @dabbe Do you think the guard has his head turned to the side because he did think something was going on? I think Adela is mistaken! 2mo

dabbe @Bklover Ooh, that's a great thought! I totally think Adela was mistaken, too! I feel like she's trying to grab the spotlight for some reason. 2mo

Bklover @dabbe I think so too! 2mo

mcctrish I feel like I‘m in the cave because I have no idea what the hell happened 2mo

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jenniferw88

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

#bookreport @Cinfhen

Continued Passage and Medici
Finished The Paper Chase
Started & finished People Love Dead Jews

Cinfhen I really was WOWed by the Horn - she‘s such a good writer

People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present

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Morr_Books

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

I am taking some time today to catch up on this read with the #pemberlittens ! I got a bit behind this week. @BarkingMadRead
#SummerEndReadathon @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Great plan! 2mo

BarkingMadRead Love this pic! 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | Edward Morgan Forster

Ch 16: Aziz loses Adela #whichcave #ohwait #acararrives #heseesadelaatthecar #fieldinghasarrived #timetogo #thatbrokenfieldglassesstressmeout #isshesafeorisshelost #azizisarrestedatthetrainstation #whyyyyy #somanyunansweredquestions #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 2mo

CatLass007 Hey, I‘ve caught up with y‘all! 2mo

Bookwormjillk What the heck was that?? 2mo

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dabbe And what the heck does this mean? Right after Aziz left his cave (after spending only 1 minute in it), comes this line: “When he returned, he found the guard, alone, with HIS HEAD ON ONE SIDE.“ Eh? What? Why? 🤔 2mo

willaful I'm scared to read on. 😳 2mo

Bklover @dabbe How can your head be on one side?! @BarkingMadRead I thought he just assumed she was in that car- made it easier than assuming she is lost? 2mo

Bklover @CatLass007 Yay!! 😊😘 2mo

CatLass007 @Bklover I just started listening to the audiobook a couple of days ago. I find it difficult to listen to more than one book at a time. 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Bklover that‘s what I was thinking! @dabbe I have no clue, so weird 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

Passage to India | E M Forster

Ch 15: Adela stresses about marrying Ronny #iwouldtoo #shealsooffendsaziz #andyetdoesntevenknow #shedoesntloveronny #ohwell #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 2mo

jenniferw88 Deleted that post - but please keep tagging me ! 2mo

Bookwormjillk She‘s right to stress! 2mo

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Bklover She should stress! What a mistake that will be!! 2mo

willaful I feel like this can not end well. And I'm worried about Mrs. Moore. 2mo

AnnR It seems like both ladies are having mental breakdowns but for different reasons. What a time for it though, especially since Dr. Aziz will certainly get blamed for something as he's #caughtinthemiddle of all this. 2mo

dabbe So Aziz gets angry at her so-called-are-you-a-polygamist comment and goes into a cave. She follows in a meandering fashion and also goes into “A“ cave, not “THE“ cave. She's alone perhaps? Where's the guide? #ruhroh all over this chapter's ending. 😱 2mo

mcctrish This is a hot mess 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

Passage to India | E M Forster

Ch 14: Mrs Moore does not like the cave #sunrisefail #followedbyanelephantride #assoonashementionedbubarthiswasallicouldsee #babartheelephant #intothecaveswego #literallyeveryone #mrsmoorewasnotthrilled #haveimentionedthatmrsmoorehatedthecaves #becauseshedid #ameliaandazizgooffalone #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @jenniferw88 @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 3mo

TheAromaofBooks My feelings towards this book are all over the place 😂 3mo

Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks SAME 3mo

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BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks omg mine too 🤣 3mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead Same here! It's hard to pinpoint true personalities when all of them say and do weird things. Is that how we're supposed to feel? 🤔 3mo

Bklover Me too with all of you! Did anyone feel completely depressed after reading the last two paragraphs about Mrs. Moore??? Poor thing! 2mo

jenniferw88 #mrsmoorelosesherfaithingodinthecaves 2mo

jenniferw88 And you mean #sunrisefail #adelaandazizgoofftogether 2mo

mcctrish #foraninstantshewentmad I feel like this sums up people pleasers aka women 😫 no matter what happens, just suck it up and pretend it‘s fine #imfineitsfineeverythingisfine 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | Edward Morgan Forster

Ch 13: the trip to the caves has finally been planned #timeforatrainride #fieldingmissesthetrain #azizisonhisown #whatcouldgowrong #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @jenniferw88 @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 3mo

Bookwormjillk So they‘re only going for what? A half day? 3mo

TheBookHippie Can you post the schedule again for the next reads 😵‍💫🤦🏻‍♀️🫣🙃😘 3mo

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BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie I sure can 3mo

Bklover Made me laugh that poor Aziz spent the night at the station so he wouldn‘t be late. Can‘t wait to see how he handles this on his own ! 3mo

dabbe Aziz on his own? This can't be good. #ruhroh 3mo

mcctrish #weshallallbemoslemstogether #nothingtoseehere 3mo

julieclair Uh oh… the #whatcouldgowrong hashtag has appeared. It strikes fear into my heart! 😱😰 2mo

BarkingMadRead @julieclair 9 times out of 10 I‘m totally on the ball with that one 🤣🤣🤣 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | Edward Morgan Forster

Ch 12: the Marabar Caves that @jenniferw88 is so excited about 🤣 #letthedramabegin #beautifullydescriptive #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @jenniferw88 @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 3mo

AnnR Well, no people drama yet and surely there will be #drama. The caves sound majestic but dark and ominous. Maybe this chapter is a foreshadowing of things to come. Ahhh, Dr Aziz. What did you get yourself into? 3mo

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CatLass007 That is a gorgeous photograph. Looks like someplace I‘d to visit in my next life. I hopefully will get started on A Passage to India today. I had to press the pause button to listening to two books set in India which, coincidentally, have the same narrator. 3mo

Bookwormjillk #geographylesson 3mo

willaful Very beautiful writing. I'm really curious about these caves now. 3mo

dabbe The “descent into darkness“ stage of The Hero's Quest is about to commence. da-da-da-dum ... #channelingthejawssong 3mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe 🦈🦈🤣🤣 3mo

Bklover Well that was a very long but beautiful description. Can‘t wait to explore the caves! 3mo

mcctrish I feel like people are about to get lost and won‘t know if they had a good time or not #soundslikehell 😆 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

Ch 11: Aziz asks Fielding to come back in #nomoretalkingaboutheat #azizshowsfieldinghiswifespic #theyretruebrosnow #ilovetheirbuddingbromance #theystilldonttrulyunderstandeachother #azizlearnsabouttheengagement #hethinkshesoffthehookforthecavestrip #butishe #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @jenniferw88 @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 3mo

Bookwormjillk Good try Aziz 3mo

jenniferw88 I only have the following to add: #wegettothecavessectiontomorrow #herecomesthedrama #imgladsomeoneelsecanseethebromancebetweenthesetwo #ithoughtitwasjustme 3mo

Bklover @jenniferw88 definitely caught the bromance. I read that Forster saw himself as Fielding. Looking forward to some drama in the caves!! 3mo

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jenniferw88

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

#weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

Continue A Passage to India
Finish Medici Murders and The Paper Chase

Cinfhen Is that a photo you took?? It has all the fall vibes!!! 3mo

jenniferw88 @Cinfhen no, it's a background from my collage app. I'm no where near as good as this! 3mo

Cinfhen It‘s such a striking image 😍 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | Edward Morgan Forster

Ch 10: it‘s hot 🥵 #thatsit #thatsall #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @jenniferw88 @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 3mo

AnnR Woohoo! Heat Miser! I love The Year Without a Santa Claus. 3mo

BarkingMadRead @AnnR me toooooo!! 3mo

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Bookwormjillk I would read a book that was just about what squirrels are doing around the world right now. 3mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣 3mo

Librarybelle It was like it‘s so hot Forster does not have the energy to say more 😂 3mo

BarkingMadRead @Librarybelle I‘m kind of impressed that he spent a page and a half just to say it‘s hot 🤣🤣🤣 3mo

Librarybelle Right??? 3mo

mcctrish Chapter 10: and it was hot…… (edited) 3mo

dabbe Hot is right up my Phoenix alley! 🔥 113 yesterday, supposed to be 111 today.

“He's Mr. Green Christmas; he's Mr. Sun. He's Mr. Heat Blister. He's Mr. Hundred and One. (That's all? That ain't nothin'! 🤣) I need the Snow Miser! 3mo

willaful @BarkingMadRead That's what we read these old books for. 😁 3mo

Bklover It‘s hot and everyone went home. 🔥☀️🔥 3mo

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jenniferw88

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

Today's weather in India, as today's chapter is a good one to talk about it.

The heat makes things quite unbearable & influences behaviour of those who live there.

The British don't appreciate the sun.

#theweatherisacharacter #mentionsof #thunderstorms #hotweather #coldweather #rain #sun #rereadingthisshowsme #thatsomeofthesechaptersareunnecessary #likethisone #andtheweirdones #justgettothecavesforster! #hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead @dabbe

Cuilin Love #justgettothecavesfoster 😆 3mo

dabbe The Brits probably don't appreciate it because they hardly ever get to see it! 🤣 3mo

jenniferw88 @dabbe we have in the last week 😂 3mo

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jenniferw88

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

#bookreport @Cinfhen

Continued Passage, Medici & Paper Chase.
Started & finished The Key to Rebecca.

Cinfhen Is that a new Follett?? Is it part of any of his series??? 3mo

jenniferw88 @Cinfhen No, it's not new (1980!) and it's a stand-alone. 3mo

Cinfhen Did you like it? Was it a chunkster? 3mo

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perfectsinner That Follett is on my want to reads list 🙂 3mo

Bklover I remember The Key to Rebecca! I loved all his stand-alone books. Most weren‘t chunksters and had more of a thriller vibe if I recall correctly (which means I definitely could be wrong!). I loved The Third Twin, Eye of the Needle, and Whiteout. @Cinfhen 3mo

Cinfhen Hahahaha thanks @Bklover I remember Eye of the needle which was definitely a suspenseful read! I have a feeling that his books might feel dated now🤷🏼‍♀️ is it reading that way, Jenny?? 3mo

jenniferw88 @Cinfhen definitely a thriller! I wouldn't know if it was dated, I'm afraid. It might not be for you though - dual pov (hero & villain) - villains are anti-semitic - they're spies trying to help Romnel win WW2 in Egypt. 3mo

Cinfhen Hmmm, I think I‘ll pass - thanks, Jenny ♥️ 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

Passage to India | E M Forster

Ch 9: Dr Aziz has a “sick day” #shammer #thewholeworldvisits #apparentlynottheonlyone #liveyourbestlifemydude #howcanhepossiblybeexpectedtoworkonadaylikethis #bueller #deeptalkonasickday #poorfielding #weirdchapter #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @jenniferw88 @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 3mo

Bookwormjillk HA! Perfect picture!!! 3mo

jenniferw88 I don't have anything to add! 3mo

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I have my shiny moments 🤣 3mo

mabell 🤣🤣 3mo

AnnR I'll just add #flies . 3mo

BarkingMadRead Omg @AnnR yes!! 3mo

dabbe Is it just me, or are all of these chapters just, well, weird? I'm looking for some character to like, but I ain't finding one yet. And I snorted out loud at today's image, @BarkingMadRead! 🤣🤣🤣 3mo

mcctrish @AnnR 🤢 would somebody please deal with them 🙏🏻 3mo

jenniferw88 @dabbe Mrs Moore is likeable! And Fielding. @AnnR the flies are a symbol of danger @mcctrish @BarkingMadRead 3mo

Bookwormjillk @dabbe #NotJustYou 3mo

dabbe @jenniferw88 You know more than me. I‘ll give them a fair pass! 🤩 3mo

Bklover Today the hashtags were waaay more fun than the chapter. 3mo

BarkingMadRead @Bklover #imheretohelp 3mo

Bklover Oh, and the photo is perfect!!! 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

Passage to India | E M Forster

Ch 8: Adela and Ronny bond over a car accident #wasitananimal #wasitaghost #youdecide #engagednow #seemslikeamistaketome #mrsmooreisnttoothrilled #azizisntwell? #interestingdevelopment #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @jenniferw88 @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 3mo

AnnR That was a weird chapter. 3mo

peanutnine I hate that Adela changed her mind back so quickly and didn't even discuss her misgivings with Ronny before jumping into their engagement 3mo

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willaful @peanutnine as I read it, she didn't actually mean to become engaged, just to take back her definite no, but it got away from her.

Impulsivity seems to be a common point amongst many of the main characters. (edited) 3mo

peanutnine @willaful that's true. She did seem a bit regretful about it at least. Yes impulsivity is a huge theme already 3mo

dabbe @peanutnine That brings up the #IdiomInsight from a couple days ago: “Haste makes waste.“ 🤩 3mo

dabbe I can't help but see such a parallel between Adela&Ronny and Lucy&Cecil. Not the most compatible of couples, and Ronny/Cecil are revolting. 3mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe omg yes!! 3mo

peanutnine @dabbe 💯 perfect comparison! 3mo

mcctrish How did this change happen?! #adelawhatsreyoudoing ? #buffalovshyena 🤔 Ronnie being bitchy about Aziz missing a collar pin 😡 3mo

Bklover @dabbe I do believe you are right!! They are both asses! 3mo

Bookwormjillk @dabbe good one! 3mo

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jenniferw88

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

#hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead @dabbe

Up to the semi-colon represents India before the British occupation, it only got confused once we invaded.

Other thoughts:
The accident awakens their feelings of love, or at least lust. #theywillmarryafterall

Aziz - believing in superstition & evil is a defect of the East. The West has advanced because they believe in reason & logic.

dabbe “[O]nce we invaded“ ... yeah, we're great at that, aren't we? 😞

We're engaged; no, we're not; yes, we are. 🤩🤣🤗 3mo

AnnCrystal 😥😩❤️‍🩹. 3mo

Bklover I think Ronny seemed human for just a second, and that was long enough for Adela to soften. (I‘m late commenting- sorry!) 3mo

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IndoorDame

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

Question for @jenniferw88 and anyone else who‘s read this before… #Hashtagbrigaide is about 1/4 of the way through now and I‘m excited about reading something written in ‘24 that was already exploring race relations and colonialism, and there are passages of exquisite writing that pop up occasionally and make me happy, BUT most of the time this just makes me angry,⬇️⬇️⬇️

IndoorDame both cause most of our expat characters are so detestable that listening to them talk is painful, and cause it‘s grating to see the ways this is clearly a white foreigner‘s perspective … I‘m wondering if this is going to turn into a story I‘m likely to get lost in, or just continue on explicating life there in the same fashion? 3mo

jenniferw88 I'd suggest trying to get to just after the caves (chapter 17), as I'm not sure. If it helps I can post a comment with spoilers. 3mo

IndoorDame @jenniferw88 thank you!! that definitely helps. I was feeling a bit unmoored in this one and I think that‘s the structure I need to figure out if this is for me 3mo

dabbe Something climatic is going to happen in those caves; I just know it! 😃 3mo

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jenniferw88

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

'He had discovered that it is possible to keep in with Indians and Englishmen...' - Fielding contends that English women can never be friends with Indian men, as disasters happen.

#yesimshippingfieldingandazizagain

Fielding & Aziz forge an instant friendship despite racial differences.

Adela's not going to marry Ronny - 'I'm afraid I can't do that'.

#herecomethecaves!

#hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead @dabbe

dabbe #ruhroh 😱 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

Ch 7: Ronny ruins Fielding‘s tea party #fieldingandazizarebestiesnow #adelaslipsup #mrsmoorewasunthrilled #ronnyissorude #notafan #aziztooknoshit #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @jenniferw88 @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 3mo

jenniferw88 @BookwormAHN I hope you don't mind me posting too 😂 3mo

BarkingMadRead @jenniferw88 I‘m so confused 🤣🤣 these are my posts….. 3mo

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AnnR Things were going okay until party pooper Ronny barged in to check up his mom. Aziz doesn't help any by inflaming the situation. He is just too impulsive and seems a bit full of himself. 3mo

BarkingMadRead @AnnR #everypartyneedsapooper 🤣🤣 Ronny is so rude and so clueless 3mo

jenniferw88 @AnnR I think he's checking up on Adela more than his Mum - he's thinking she's going to be his wife, whilst his Mum is old - Mrs Moore is basically there to chaperone Adela. 3mo

AnnR @jenniferw88 Good point. 3mo

Bookwormjillk I have to watch the movie. The images you post are cracking me up. They all just look…confused. 3mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I know 🤣🤣 3mo

julieclair Those facial expressions! Such a hoot! It was amazing how the whole vibe of the party just deflated the moment Ronny showed up. And Aziz... I can't decide whether he is naive or sly. 🤔 3mo

Bklover @Bookwormjillk I‘m with you- I‘m going to have to see this movie! 😂 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | Edward Morgan Forster

Ch 6: and now we know why Aziz skipped the party #hedidntmissmuch #poordude #thatpoloscenetho #iwouldfalloff #horsesterrifyme #alsodrlalapparently #pooraziz #theinvitecheeredhimup #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @jenniferw88 @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 3mo

Bookwormjillk I'm not a fan either. 3mo

Morr_Books I am reserving my feelings on Aziz. I like the fact that he is kinda rebellious and doing his own thing, but also that may mean that he is feeling a bit too self-important. 3mo

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dabbe I can't tell if I like him yet or not either. Serious foreboding to me, though, when Ronny says he doesn't like that Adela was alone with two men. That's a #ruhroh if I ever saw one! 😃

Also, is Adela telling Aziz that she's not staying in India an unconscious way of saying she doesn't want to marry Ronny? 🤔 (edited) 3mo

BarkingMadRead Ok now I feel like I read the wrong chapter or something, Adela met Aziz?!? 3mo

julieclair I think Aziz is ruled too much by emotions and whims, and I fear it will get him into trouble. 3mo

jenniferw88 @BarkingMadRead Adela didn't meet Aziz! @julieclair you're 100% correct with your thoughts, and the fear (I'd say) is 95% right - what happens is rather ambiguous so this isn't a spoiler 😂! 3mo

julieclair @jenniferw88 Ooohhh.... can't wait to see what happens!! 3mo

mcctrish Aziz feels like he makes up rules as he goes and he might piss everyone off but interesting that despite the Colander ( I am making up names for these stupid English people ) being fed up with Aziz, Mrs Graystone would have faired better with Aziz as a surgeon in Colander‘s opinion 3mo

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jenniferw88

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

Not much to say about today's chapter!

#drazizisgenerallyagoodguy #hesdefinitelyagooddoctor #welikefielding #hewantstheretobefriendshipsbetweentheenglishandtheindians #lasttimeireadthebookishippedthesetwo #imexpectingtodosoagain #getreadytoshipazizandfielding #hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead @dabbe

dabbe Thanks! 🤗 3mo

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jenniferw88

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

#hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead @dabbe

Pic is from the film's scene of the Bridge Party.

Mrs Moore & Adela are sad that there is no interaction between British & Indians.

'European costume had lighted like a leprosy' - British impact on Indian culture (first modern curry house in UK 1915).

'He's - hullo!' Panna Lal - Indian politician who sat in the lower house in the Parliament of India as a member of the Indian National Congress. ⬇️

jenniferw88 #herecometheechoes! ⬇️ 3mo

jenniferw88 The Collector (Turton) isn't genuine ⬇️ 3mo

jenniferw88 The description of the hills give them a living force, they're scary and creepy too! ⬇️ 3mo

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jenniferw88 The treatment of Indians by the British and Anglo-Indians is NOT a side-issue Ronny! 😡😡😡 #wellsaidmrsmoore ⬇️ 3mo

jenniferw88 Ronny doesn't like his mum's relogious strain, but associates it with her age and ill-health, when in fact it's been with her her whole life. She tells him it's the British people's job to be pleasant to the Indians, as this is the Christian thing to do. #quiterighttoo #weinvadedthem #iftheydinvadeduswedwanttobetreatedkindlytoo 3mo

dabbe Thanks for the insight! 🤗 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

Ch 5: the party was an epic fail #wellnotforadelaandmrsmoore #theymeetsomelovelyladies #theymakeplanstocall #mrsturtinisaslovelyasever 🙄 #hugefanoffielding #cannotseeadelaandronnymarried #ilovewhenaplancomestogether #timetoseetherealindia #ps #picismarabarhills #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @jenniferw88 @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @morr_books @julieclair 3mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig Y'all I'm gonna Bail on this one. I'm struggling to get into it. I have a very limited amount of time to read this month. So going to concentrate on things I really want to read. I do want to join in with Nov read

A Glass of Blessings: A Novel

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julieclair I continue to be disappointed with the way the English people behave. Adela and Mrs. Moore are the only women being friendly. They are good role models, if only the other women would follow their example. 3mo

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julieclair And yes... #hugefanofgielding ! 3mo

Ruthiella With so many unspoken rules on both sides which neither side fully understands, it was bound to fail. 😕 3mo

Morr_Books I like Mrs. Moore & Adela right now more than any other characters. Also - the comment about using religion when it suits their purpose was interesting and relevant in most of history. 3mo

TheAromaofBooks Oh hey, I am reading this one but think I may have fallen off the tag list!! 3mo

BarkingMadRead @Crinoline_Laphroaig @TheAromaofBooks I‘ll update the list! 3mo

dabbe My husband is currently reading a book entitled AMERICAN COLONIES. Getting the exact same vibes with this one. Let the white man dominate and “civilize“ those darker-skinned people. Yikes. 😬 3mo

Bklover @Morr_Books Yes!!! 3mo

TheBookHippie GADS I feel behind- it's a little nutty here. I will catch up soon! This is a reread for me thank goodness just have to refresh my old brain!! 3mo

mcctrish Here I am slowly getting caught up, back to school is kicking my butt. I loved that Mrs Turdball‘s English is actually understood #sheisdispicable and Adela and Mrs Moore are making acquaintances 👏🏻👏🏻 3mo

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