A Fairly Honourable Defeat by Iris Murdoch

A Fairly Honourable Defeat

Iris Murdoch

512 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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Everyone is thinking about Julius King. For comfortable, long-married Hilda and Rupert, he is a mystery. For Morgan, Hilda’s tormented sister, he is an obsession. For Morgan’s abandoned husband, Tallis, he is the source of ruin. For Simon and Axel...

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Community Reviews Summary of 207 reviews

Moods

reflective 61%
dark 53%
emotional 46%
funny 46%
tense 38%
sad 34%
challenging 30%
mysterious 19%
adventurous 7%
lighthearted 7%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%

Pace

slow 45%
medium 41%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 63% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 13%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 21%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 34% | Yes: 21%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 95% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.93

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