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The Man of Property

The Forsyte Saga, Book 1
By: John Galsworthy
Narrated by: Flo Gibson
Series: The Forsyte Chronicles, Book 1, The Forsyte Saga (Audio Book Contractors, Inc.), Book 1
Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
Categories: Classics, British Literature
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In this first book of "The Forsyte Saga", Galsworthy paints a vivid portrait of a wealthy and ambitious London family at the turn of the century. Interwoven with this is the ill-fated romance of Irene and Bossiny.
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  • Stephanie
  • Antioch, TN, United States
  • 08-23-12

Do Not get this Story!!

What was most disappointing about John Galsworthy’s story?

If you are a fan (as I am) of Victorian fiction, this book completely misses the mark. It long and the details are unnecessary the central point of the story. Matter-of-fact i don't think there is a central point to this story.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

I can't think of any redeeming qualities to this book. I found it very boring and hard to follow, with too many characters and nothing about the characters to make you want to care about their fates.

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I wouldn't recommend this book, especially if you a a fan of the works of Jane Austin or Charles Dickens or any other author during this period. The book felt written by someone who researched the times and not actually lived it. The story is lacking in the Victorian sensibility that drives us to read and re-read those stories written so long ago.

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  • Joykie Burger
  • 09-26-13

What a load of hot air!!

The narrator has a pebble on his tongue and reads far too fast for my liking. I'm British and can barely understand the man! I'm sure there are people out there who enjoy all the pomposity and arrogance depicted in this book, but I'm not one of them. Cod's Wallop I say!!

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