by Ford Madox Ford
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[spoiler] I did see the mini-series before I read this book and it might have had some affect on my enjoyment, so a re-read is happening sometime next year. The book was slower than what I expected after watching the mini-series and I was not expecting the chapters long flashbacks. I have a feeling ...
The pacing of the plot was very, very slow. Indeed, I found myself enjoying this book more on days where I could give it a listen for 3-5 hours at a time because then I felt that the book was moving forward. Set in a time period and place where not only WWI is taking place, but the Suffragette movem...
Hard to get into but worth the effect. Absolutely moving and impressive. Wonderful. Makes you laugh, cry, draw back in horror.
Five months...a little misleading since with the exception of the 'No More Parades', which took me ages to get into, and then afterwards took a big fat pause for three to four months (all of that waiting, waiting waiting), 'Parade's End' was a smooth read for such a dense novel. Through the pompousl...
Besser als erwartet und mit Luft nach oben in der Besternung, wenn ich den Wälzer erst ein zweites mal durchacker. Dürfte nicht allzu lange dauern, bis es mich dazu juckt...
Besser als erwartet und mit Luft nach oben in der Besternung, wenn ich den Wälzer erst ein zweites mal durchacker. Dürfte nicht allzu lange dauern, bis es mich dazu juckt...
Opens a window on an interesting world.
This is one of the best books I've ever read. So brilliant, in fact, I find it hard to describe why I LOVE it so much! The author evokes the emotions of his characters with unique brilliance, using a stream of conscious style of writing to describe inner dialogue, so that we feel exactly what each ...
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