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432 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141186177
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 March 2001
Description
An exploration of love and its excesses, missteps, and modest triumphs, from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea, The SeaIn a dark comedy of errors, Iris Murdoch portrays the mischief wrought by Julius, a cynical intellectual who decides to...
Community Reviews Summary of 206 reviews
Moods
dark 56%
emotional 48%
funny 48%
tense 40%
challenging 32%
sad 32%
mysterious 20%
adventurous 8%
lighthearted 8%
hopeful 4%
informative 4%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 31% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, AlcoholModerate
Death, Suicide, AlcoholismMinor
Incest, Abortion, Rape
432 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141186177
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 March 2001
Description
An exploration of love and its excesses, missteps, and modest triumphs, from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea, The SeaIn a dark comedy of errors, Iris Murdoch portrays the mischief wrought by Julius, a cynical intellectual who decides to...
Community Reviews Summary of 206 reviews
Moods
dark 56%
emotional 48%
funny 48%
tense 40%
challenging 32%
sad 32%
mysterious 20%
adventurous 8%
lighthearted 8%
hopeful 4%
informative 4%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 31% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, AlcoholModerate
Death, Suicide, AlcoholismMinor
Incest, Abortion, Rape