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challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
As always with a Murdoch novel, one can be at a loss of words. So much happens and so much is reflected upon that it can take days and several articles and books by smarter than I'll ever be to truly understand all that has been put in front of me.
Few authors can so easily present the kaleidoscopal view of human experience with its egocentric understanding of others in self serving ways. The narrative created by Bradley Pearson is one of love and art and their interaction, where we have the events as they unfolded, sprinkled with hindsight-driven meditations on what had happened. He tries to extract the bigger truths but often falls short, his perspective often blinding him to events, although nothing can truly be 100% certain, with the addition of the post scripts.
Masterful in form and the questions posed. I'm falling in love with Murdoch's books, and that is definitely certain.
Few authors can so easily present the kaleidoscopal view of human experience with its egocentric understanding of others in self serving ways. The narrative created by Bradley Pearson is one of love and art and their interaction, where we have the events as they unfolded, sprinkled with hindsight-driven meditations on what had happened. He tries to extract the bigger truths but often falls short, his perspective often blinding him to events, although nothing can truly be 100% certain, with the addition of the post scripts.
Masterful in form and the questions posed. I'm falling in love with Murdoch's books, and that is definitely certain.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, Murder, and Suicide
Moderate: Rape and Vomit
Minor: Antisemitism
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