"A Passage to India" by E.M. Forster a complex, engaging novel which brilliantly tackles some of the thorniest questions about British India and, by extension, the British Empire in general. Written in 1924 and still considered one of the best novels of the 20th century, "A Passage to India" has enjoyed popular and critical acclaim and can engages the modern reader with a simple yet complex narrative which mostly keeps the reader engaged from start to finish. Forster is a brilliant writer who has come up with an interesting (if not wholly complete) universe that perfectly captures the situation in British India at the beginning of the twentieth century. To do so he utilizes complex characters, dazzling imagery, interesting symbolism, and excellent observations. What makes this such an excellent book is that it does all of this in slightly under 300 pages. An excellent read.