A Passage to India by E M Forster
In Brief
Dr Aziz is a young Muslim physician in the British Indian town of Chandrapore. One evening he comes across an English woman, Mrs Moore, in the courtyard of a local mosque; she and her younger travelling companion Adela are disappointed by claustrophobic British colonial culture and wish to see something of the 'real' India. But when Aziz kindly offers to take them on a tour of the Marabar caves with his close friend Cyril Fielding, the trip results in a shocking accusation that throws Chandrapore into a fever of racial tension.
| 1. Rating | 4.5 out of 10 |
| 2. Recommended | We agreed the book felt too dated and the story lacked structure. So we would not recommend it |
| 3. Audience | It was considered suitable to be used in senior schools as a text book for analysis and criticism. |
| 4. Type of Read | The language of the book was hard to read and complicated. Not a book for the beach. |
| 5. Quality of Author | Most people had liked other books by Forster, so this was a great disappointment |