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Under the Net
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Iris Murdoch started her career with one brilliantly funny novel, Under the Net. From then on, it was downhill all the way.... »
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The Sea, The Sea (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
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He who Binds Himself to a Joy
Does the winged life destroy
He who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in Eternity's sunrise.
The above is from William Blake, a mystical poet and artist, with a very untraditional Christian outlook. Iris Murdoch referred to herself as a Buddhist Christian, or Christian Buddhist. Her Booker Pr... »
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The Bell (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
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I have to say of the two novels I read by Dame Iris Murdoch. I liked this one better than the other one which one the Booker Prize in 1978. Murdoch was an extraordinary person who appeared ordinary to us but had an amazing mind. I think that's part of the problem. She expects others to be similar as well, cerebral or trying to get somewhere higher than... »
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A Severed Head
I had to read this for my Contemporary Lit class. I didn't like it, but it was well written. Basically, it's about this guy, Martin Lynch-Gibbon, who's ch... »
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An Accidental Man
Believe it or not this is a pretty good book. It is a bit dated since much of it relates to agonizing over Vietnam War draft dodging and there is just ... »
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The Unicorn
I've read three Iris Murdoch novels and this is hands down the worst. The other two (The Nice and the Good, A Fairly Honourable Defeat) are very good ind... »
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The Nice and the Good
This book is half soap-opera and half occult-murder-mystery. I genuinly enjoyed this book.
But... That's not what this review is really abou... »
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The Black Prince (Penguin Classics)
One of the best books by one of the best novelists of the 20th century. The story of the heinously bitter and unreliable Bradley Pearson is rich with comp... »
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