The Forsyte Saga
The Man of Property
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The Forsyte Saga
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Narrated by:
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Neil Hunt
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By:
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John Galsworthy
About this listen
The three novels that make up this trilogy have long been recognized as masterpieces of 20th-century literature, and Galsworthy as one of its leading exponents. But don’t let that be the reason you put off listening to this wonderful work. There are passion and lust in these pages, high art and low comedy, and unthinking violence that ride alongside ever-correct manners. Scandal, tragedy, despair, rape, accidental death, marriage, remarriage and a healthy leavening of births all unfold against a rolling backdrop of a world war.
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would wholeheartedly recommend this book. It is a nearly contemporaneous account of the attitudes of a sector of Victorian society which has strong parallels in our own times. We are familiar with dramas of the "upstairs, downstairs" style, involving the upper classes and their servants, or Dickensian explorations of the injustices of the age. This story is of the upper middle classes, lawyers, architects, landlords and auctioneers. The authenticity rings through, and links those times with our own.Who was your favorite character and why?
Old Jolyon Forsyte, whose humanity and love for his son win out in the end over the judgementalism od his peers.What about Neil Hunt’s performance did you like?
Neil gives a dry, quite clipped performance. I could see that it might not be to everyones taste, but it was definitely to mine. The book is written in a very concise way, such that every word counts, and yet invites the reader to consider the values on display by the Forsytes. Neil conveys this, and ultimately his performance is all the more moving because of this.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Ownership or LoveAny additional comments?
I found it hard to get into the book, and ended up listening to the first chapter several times over. Every detail needs to be listened to and absorbed. Once the details of the cast of characters sank in and I knew who was who, I was then firmly hooked.A wonderful and engrossing story
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Excellent reading of a fantastic book
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enjoyed it
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Deeply satisfying
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Would you listen to The Forsyte Saga again? Why?
I might.What other book might you compare The Forsyte Saga to, and why?
I wouldn't.Which character – as performed by Neil Hunt – was your favourite?
There are a lot of characters and Neil Hunt's performance doesn't help distinguish them.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
I wouldn't make a film about anything - it's not my line of work!Any additional comments?
The narrator is an odd choice - he sounds English yet pronounces some words like an American would; I can only assume he is actually American. (eg: vase = 'vayce', leisure = 'lee-sure', dubious = 'doobious', z = 'zee'.) If you can get past this, he's not bad - and thankfully such words don't crop up very often. I do wonder if a little less staid narration would be better, but the story is about hopelessly staid people so maybe he's ideal in that respect. I just don't understand why an apparently American narrator was chosen.Odd choice of narrator
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as well as "a man of property", the book includes "an Indian summer" so don't go searching for a separate download for that. There's no other way to describe "an Indian summer" other than beautiful.
Much better than expected
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Recommend
Great writing, and a fascinating insight into the society of the time
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Quite wonderful!
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The prose is beautiful, Many sentences and quotes worthy of note.
Long sentences but an easier & more gripping read than Henry James.
Similar style, subject and era to Trollope but a much smoother and more accessible read.
A classic gem of English literature, often overlooked.
Fabulous prose, Great story
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