Reviews for The Longest Journey

The average rating for The Longest Journey based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-09-11 00:00:00 Jamie Smith Maybe 3.5. I enjoyed this, and Forster's writing was wonderful as always, but I didn't love it as much as the other Forster books I've read. It has some fascinating sections and some very interesting characters, but the plot didn't hang together as much for me as Forster's other books.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-04-21 00:00:00 John Adams Forster's least-read novel for a reason, The Longest Journey is a seemingly plotless tale which follows an unlikable band of Cantabrigians. However, Forster doesn't seem to understand the ridiculousness of his own characters and thus expects us to care about these fools. Instead read Waugh's Decline and Fall in which similar characters are given the sending-up that they deserve.