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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
challenging
mysterious
reflective
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
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this was murdochiest murdoch book in history, not a single one of the characters were likeable or even realistic but i loved them iris murdoch i love you!! also i hope we all agree that the narrator was uncomfortably unreliable
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
funny
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
First 100 pages of rumination were tough. Ridiculous and entertaining story. Unpleasant narrator
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s impossible for a book to get more five star than this. I felt everything. I was there for everything. Life, huh. Damn. It’s like that. It’s funny and you be stupid and then you get saddened by a sudden click of reality.
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is to my straight male theatre friends what American Psycho is to finance bros.
In 1977, Stephen King wrote "The Shining." In 1978, Iris Murdoch fixed it for him. This supernaturally-tinged deconstruction of an overblown male ego is not a non-stop thrillride, but a horror as steady and relentless as the incoming tide. I can't believe I made it as far as I did into a literature degree, and to this age, without ever hearing the name "Iris Murdoch." In fact, I think it's a crime.