A review by lillyrb
An Unofficial Rose by Iris Murdoch

I had to dnf this at 50% or so. I LOATHED!!! the story. It starts with the characters, every single one of them either flat or unlikeable. I did not sympathise with Hugh or Randall or even Ann. The web of attraction, 'love and lust' is simply ridiculous. The whole plot is completely absurd! We follow different charcters, besides the little kid all of them married and committed, with children, wanting to experiment with their sexual needs. I can't. I really tried to push through with this one, I hate dnfing books but when no character, not the plot, the world or the writing style speaks to me, what am I supposed to do?