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jessicaxmaria 's review for:
The Good Soldier
by Ford Madox Ford
I didn't think a book about four absolutely despicable and insipid people could be so good. Perhaps it's because the book doesn't try to make you like these people.
The unreliable narrator and the way in which the story unfolds makes for a great, sometimes comedic, but always bleak read. The Good Soldier is probably one of the most depressing books I've ever read, but like Didion's Run River and Yates' Revolutionary Road I read last year, apparently I just really like portraits of disintegrating marriage. Perhaps it's the ol' emo kid in me grown up.
Fun fact: apparently Joan Didion always reads this novel before she starts writing her next fiction novel. I can see why. And I'm sure I'll be re-reading many times in the future as well.
The unreliable narrator and the way in which the story unfolds makes for a great, sometimes comedic, but always bleak read. The Good Soldier is probably one of the most depressing books I've ever read, but like Didion's Run River and Yates' Revolutionary Road I read last year, apparently I just really like portraits of disintegrating marriage. Perhaps it's the ol' emo kid in me grown up.
Fun fact: apparently Joan Didion always reads this novel before she starts writing her next fiction novel. I can see why. And I'm sure I'll be re-reading many times in the future as well.