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First sentence:
“This is the saddest story I have ever heard.”
This is story narrated by John Dowell and his wife Florence and their relationship with another couple of friends, Edward (the good soldier) and Leonora Ashburnham.
The plot is narrated in a flashback style and in a non-cronogically way.
This novel was adapted for television in 1981 where Jeremy Brett acted as Edward Ashburnham.
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“This is the saddest story I have ever heard.”
This is story narrated by John Dowell and his wife Florence and their relationship with another couple of friends, Edward (the good soldier) and Leonora Ashburnham.
The plot is narrated in a flashback style and in a non-cronogically way.
This novel was adapted for television in 1981 where Jeremy Brett acted as Edward Ashburnham.
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A unique book in many ways. It reminded me a bit of Turn of the Screw in the way that what is real versus invented is never fully clear and so much turns on the unreliability and, indeed, incredible naïveté of the narrator - John Dowell.
Two couples, one American and one British meet at a German spa. Both marriages are loveless and the novel charts the eventual destruction of both relationships and, in one way or another of the individuals and most of those drawn into their orbit.
Themes of real ...more
Two couples, one American and one British meet at a German spa. Both marriages are loveless and the novel charts the eventual destruction of both relationships and, in one way or another of the individuals and most of those drawn into their orbit.
Themes of real ...more
Haven't met such a group of unpleasant characters since I read Gone Girl, another well written book that made me want to take a shower.
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Reading for Rockville Book Club - and using as a "classic" in my 2010 Book Challenge (52 Books this year -- to include 7 classics)
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This psychological study with an unreliable narrator didn't work for me. I didn't give a rat's ass about any of the characters as another reader put it.
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Aug 17, 2008
Al
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I can now understand why Modern Library put this high on its 100 Best Novels list. I thought it was so well done and fascinating. A wonderful look at marriage around WWI.
A classic, but not one I'd recommend. The writing is strong, but the characters are unsatisfying, mannered, need a good shaking.
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Jan 26, 2011
Lindsey
marked it as to-read
Feb 05, 2011
Sharon
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Feb 09, 2012
Erika
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it was amazing
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Sep 25, 2012
Kristina
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Jun 11, 2013
Kai Coates
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Jul 26, 2022
Paige
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