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Author: E. M. Forster

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Written in 1914 by the Nobel Prize–nominated author of Howard’s End, this intimate portrait of homosexual desire “seems as relevant as ever” (The Guardian). From early adolescence to his college years at Cambridge and into professional life at his father’s firm, Maurice Hall plays the part of the conventional Englishman. All the while, he harbors a secret wish to lose himself from society and embrace who he truly is. Maurice’s first love, Clive Durham, introduces him to the ancient Greeks who embraced same-sex attraction. But when Clive marries a woman, Maurice is distraught enough to seek a hypnotist who might “cure” him of his homosexuality. In his quest to accept his true self, Maurice must ultimately go against the grain of society’s unspoken rules of class, wealth, and politics. Though Forster completed Maurice in 1914, he left instructions for it be published only after his death. Since its release in 1971, Maurice has been widely praised and adapted for major stage productions as well as the 1987 Oscar-nominated film adaptation starring Hugh Grant and James Wilby. “The work of an exceptional artist working close to the peak of his powers.” —The New York Times

At this time of writing, The Audiobook Maurice has garnered 8 customer reviews with rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Not a bad score at all as if you round it off, it’s actually a perfect TEN already. From the looks of that rating, we can say the Audiobook is Good TO READ!

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“Maurice” by E. M. Forster is an English language literary masterpiece classic, written in 1913-14, revised in 1932 and revised again in 1959-60, but not published until 1971 after Forster’s death. One movie, following closely the story line of the book, was produced in 1987, with notable super-stars featured, including a young Hugh Grant. Though good and beautifully filmed, the movie is far less impactful than the book.The title of this review (“You can do anything once you know what it is”) is taken directly from the text at about 90%, with Maurice stating that philosophical gem to Scudder.There are 3 primary characters: Maurice, Clive, and Alec (Scudder), all beautiful, youthful, intelligent Brits. It is a story of secret gay love in the early 20th Century, just before the onset of World War I and takes place in England, still largely Victorian in its thinking and mores.What is particularly interesting is the sociological-historical-legal-psychological context in which this story of same sex coupling takes place. The book abounds with harsh criticism of British (indeed, world) attitudes, laws, and views of homosexuality, as it was considered then (as it still is now in many places in the world) a criminal act and or a psychological deficiency, even a mental illness; in short homosexuality was something despicable and in need of erasure. Christianity and the ruling intelligentsia take a big hit from Forster. Thus, his book takes a more direct approach to the topic of gay love than, say, Mary Renault does in her exceptionally good books of same-sex love in ancient times (such as the times of Alexander the Great), including “The Persian Boy” published in 1972.All characters are perfectly captured as representatives of class society in Britain, which in the early 1900s still dominated everyday life, but it was also obvious that class society was crumbling and on its way out, due primarily to its inherent ridiculousness and the rise of a more educated middle class. Nonetheless, Maurice’s eventual final choice of partner may even be more shocking to fellow characters in the story and to readers alike who have an eye to the past, insofar as Alec (Scudder) is “low-born”.It has a slight “Days of Our Lives” feel to it (in the soap opera sense), but that aspect does not detract or subtract from the power and beauty (or message) of the story.It’s a classic novel of course, a wonderful read, and now in 2016, some 100 years later, serves well as an historical reminder of the bad old days.A 5+ of course.

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