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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Charles Arrowby, a theatrical personage of some repute, retires to the solitude of a rambling house on a rocky coast to pen his memoirs. The solitude doesn't last long, as he is hounded at all hours by people from his past who intrude, eat his food, drink his wine, poke around in his belongings, argue, interrupt, and torment.
Arrowby is the classic unreliable narrator, and we're off and running into a summer filled with lost and found love, sea monsters, predatory former mistresses, a kidnapping, Buddhist relatives, childhood memories, vandalism, suspicious townspeople, and copious amounts of wine.
This is a novel with a strong sense of place--the sea is certainly a main character. There is so much reward here for readers who stick with it all. The blurb on the cover says it all: "a rich, crowded, magical love story".
Arrowby is the classic unreliable narrator, and we're off and running into a summer filled with lost and found love, sea monsters, predatory former mistresses, a kidnapping, Buddhist relatives, childhood memories, vandalism, suspicious townspeople, and copious amounts of wine.
This is a novel with a strong sense of place--the sea is certainly a main character. There is so much reward here for readers who stick with it all. The blurb on the cover says it all: "a rich, crowded, magical love story".
Fantastic novel—engaging and complex point of view, with a number of powerful “wow” paragraphs. Would recommend.
I love this book and have done since I first read it as a teenager. It sparks my love of Iris Murdoch (and I've collected all her books since) but this remains my firm favourite.
It tells of an old man, an actor, who is staying by the sea when he comes across his first love from his youth, Hartley. What follows is a delusional obsession with this lady, who is now, like him, old and different from her youth. The protagonist, Charles, is an egotistical, control-freak; possessive, though not dangerous. A captivating, humourous book which I won't say anymore about it except to say I highly recommend.
It tells of an old man, an actor, who is staying by the sea when he comes across his first love from his youth, Hartley. What follows is a delusional obsession with this lady, who is now, like him, old and different from her youth. The protagonist, Charles, is an egotistical, control-freak; possessive, though not dangerous. A captivating, humourous book which I won't say anymore about it except to say I highly recommend.