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The Good Soldier by Thomas C. Moser, Ford Madox Ford

savaging's review against another edition

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1.0

Ford Madox Ford is a skilled writer. Which makes the terrible boredom of this book even more painful to me. He could have written a novel about something that mattered. Instead he wrote The Good Soldier.

He is like Henry James with an ironic smile, saucier gossip, and less personal love for his characters.

It adds to the unhappiness in the world each time The Good Soldier gets placed on one of those lists of 100-best-books.

rhetoricalsoup's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Two couples where each person in each couple wants to fuck everyone else in each couple, but they can't because they're british

canolew's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No

2.0

daschneider's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

cdbird17's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

sharanyasarathy's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

zerinasahar's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

jasonlaw77's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

emilylogan77's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

marandi's review against another edition

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challenging reflective sad slow-paced

4.25