431 reviews for:

The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion

Ford Madox Ford

3.47 AVERAGE

reaganet's review against another edition

3.0

tense

inesfs's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 10%

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Very old style of writing, rambly, didn't connect with any of the characters 

thereaderintherye's review against another edition

3.0

emotional 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

theladyeve's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hcube3's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

st0bbit's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 20%

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there’s just other books i’d rather be reading now 😅😅😅

sgvakharia's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bigdreamsandwildthings's review against another edition

4.0

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I enjoyed this book a surprising amount!!

anator10's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

minnie_loves_to_read's review

5.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I was wary about this book, as I'd read Parades End and not enjoyed it (it's like being trapped in the internal monologue of one of the less interesting characters of Downton Abbey). The Good Soldier is a much more engaging beast. The narrative feels so real to how people experience events, and how their feelings about situations and people change in recollection.