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A review by kathryn08
The Forsyte Saga Vol 2: The White Monkey, The Silver Spoon, Swan Song by John Galsworthy
3.0
Like the others in the Forsyte Chronicles, there were parts of this book that amused me, and parts that irritated me.
I hadn’t quite appreciated until this book just how selfish Fleur actually was - I knew she liked to collect things and wanted what she couldn’t have (I guess that’s a characteristic of most collectors or they wouldn’t keep collecting), but her selfishness stood out in this story. She irritated me quite a lot actually, and I hoped, hoped, hoped that what she wanted to happen wouldn’t.
Then there was Soames, watching his daughter, also hoping that what she wanted wouldn’t happen, but feeling powerless to do anything about it. As of course he was - perhaps especially so since he wouldn’t talk to Fleur about anything significant. His policy was to “wait and see”, Fleur’s husband, Michael’s, policy is to “wait and not see” - but just to wait for Fleur to sort herself out.
There was a twist toward the end that I didn’t see coming which certainly shook things up a little, and I’ll be interested to keep reading the next set of chronicles at some point.
I hadn’t quite appreciated until this book just how selfish Fleur actually was - I knew she liked to collect things and wanted what she couldn’t have (I guess that’s a characteristic of most collectors or they wouldn’t keep collecting), but her selfishness stood out in this story. She irritated me quite a lot actually, and I hoped, hoped, hoped that what she wanted to happen wouldn’t.
Then there was Soames, watching his daughter, also hoping that what she wanted wouldn’t happen, but feeling powerless to do anything about it. As of course he was - perhaps especially so since he wouldn’t talk to Fleur about anything significant. His policy was to “wait and see”, Fleur’s husband, Michael’s, policy is to “wait and not see” - but just to wait for Fleur to sort herself out.
There was a twist toward the end that I didn’t see coming which certainly shook things up a little, and I’ll be interested to keep reading the next set of chronicles at some point.