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The Good Soldier

Ford Madox Ford

Paperback | Pages: 368 pages

Rating: 3.71 | 21995 Users | 1512 Reviews

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Original Title:	The Good Soldier
ISBN:	1551113813 (ISBN13: 9781551113814)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	John Dowell, Edward Ashburnham, Leonora Ashburnham, Nancy Rufford, Florence Dowell, Bagshawe, Maisie Maidan

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"A Tale of Passion," as its subtitle declares, The Good Soldier relates the complex social and sexual relationships between two couples, one English, one American, and the growing awareness by the American narrator John Dowell of the intrigues and passions behind their orderly Edwardian facade. It is the attitude of Dowell, his puzzlement, his uncertainty, and the seemingly haphazard manner of his narration that make the book so powerful and mysterious. Despite its catalogue of death, insanity, and despair, the novel has many comic moments, and has inspired the work of several distinguished writers, including Graham Greene. This is the only annotated edition available.

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Title	:	The Good Soldier
Author	:	Ford Madox Ford
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 368 pages
Published	:	January 2nd 2003 by Broadview Press Inc (first published 1915)
Categories	:	Fiction. Classics. Literature

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The evidence that I am a complete Philistine continues to accumulate, as yet another acknowledged classic sails right over my head. I did not like "The Good Soldier", for various reasons. Here are a few:# The plot was an awkward mixture of implausible contrivance and overwrought melodrama, and seemed fundamentally not credible, from start to finish. The basic setup (Serial philanderer Edward cheats on controlling Leonora and cavorts with Florence, the slutty wife of the book's narrator John) was

I don't think it's a good idea to read and review books know you won't like, unless you're being paid for it, or trying to get decent marks in a course that has them on the syllabus. Even so, I do it occasionally too. For this list, I needed one Ford Madox Ford book. The subject of Parade's End appealed somewhat more - though not a lot - and I avoided watching the TV series partly in expectation of one day reading the book. But I've never been terribly keen on the subjects of Ford's books - and

Todays special from the bill of fare: Crow. Market Price. Served with a complimentary slice of stale pumpernickel and a glass of river water.I really did not think I was going to enjoy this book one bit; I also erroneously believed it was included in the collection of crap known as Times 100 Best 20th Century Novels, and the fact it isnt is probably why it was actually enjoyable. This is, however, included on several other hits lists, such as the ridiculous 1001 Books to Read Before You Die

This is a story of two marriages, a philandering husband, a controlling wife, living lies, keeping up appearances, misusing religion and pursuing happiness in all the wrong places. It is told by an unreliable narrator who scarcely seems to understand the import of the story himself. It is wonderfully constructed, gloriously convoluted, and amazingly misdirected. The narrator tells us, "I have stuck to my idea of being in a country cottage with a silent listener, hearing between the gusts of the

Ford Madox Ford has had three hours of my precious "listening-to-Librivox" time and he won't be getting a minute more. After having heard about one-third of this book, I began to suspect that the narrator - and maybe also the author - was full of the proverbial "BS". I have known people who tell convoluted, confusing tales like this. Yes, they do exist. No doubt you know at least one of the species too. Why do they do it? My theory is that there is a perverse sense of power in stealing the

"In all matrimonial associations there is, I believe, one constant factor - a desire to deceive the person with whom one lives as to some weak spot in one's character." (page 86)"Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise" Most of us aspire to knowledge and perhaps we hope it will lead to wisdom. But we make exceptions. Sometimes major ones.Wilful ignorance of some dark behaviour of another or even oneself: an affair, addiction, abuse, debt, or fraud, for example.The layers of deception and

This is indeed a sad story, where no one gets what they want.Based on a true story and revolving around two couples, one English the other American, and narrated by the American husband, this novel is told in an experimental style. When I mean told, there is very little dialogue and most of the incidents come out in dribs and drabs, out of sequence, and from a rather unreliable narrator who constantly contradicts his statements. The narrator goes over old ground frequently, mostly trying to