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The Black Prince
by Iris Murdoch
Real Readers Book Club (Liz) - April 2018
Recommendation from Triin (@wordchild) - 10/6/2017
Last night was our monthly meet up for our #RealReadersBookClub. I’ve been so anxious to discuss this literary gem. This time we all were pretty much in agreement with our ratings. But, I loved that each of us got something different out of the novel. I appreciated all the philosophical musings about art and the creation of art. Murdoch applies this theme throughout many of her novels, this one in particular seemed to be especially full of creative references, since it revolves around a writer.
I especially love that we each came to a different conclusion of the narrator. Was he unreliable, telling the truth, guilty, innocent? It led to a fabulous discussion, in which we decided that at the very least, Murdoch enjoys messing with her readers emotions as well as creating a very clever and unexpected trick with Shakespeare’s Hamlet and the Greek God, Apollo (she even admitted in interviews that she got quite a kick out of this).
For a memorable read with careful plotting, fully realised characters and attention to details, look no further. I highly recommend this literary masterpiece.
My rating: 4.5 Stars
Recommendation from Triin (@wordchild) - 10/6/2017
Last night was our monthly meet up for our #RealReadersBookClub. I’ve been so anxious to discuss this literary gem. This time we all were pretty much in agreement with our ratings. But, I loved that each of us got something different out of the novel. I appreciated all the philosophical musings about art and the creation of art. Murdoch applies this theme throughout many of her novels, this one in particular seemed to be especially full of creative references, since it revolves around a writer.
I especially love that we each came to a different conclusion of the narrator. Was he unreliable, telling the truth, guilty, innocent? It led to a fabulous discussion, in which we decided that at the very least, Murdoch enjoys messing with her readers emotions as well as creating a very clever and unexpected trick with Shakespeare’s Hamlet and the Greek God, Apollo (she even admitted in interviews that she got quite a kick out of this).
For a memorable read with careful plotting, fully realised characters and attention to details, look no further. I highly recommend this literary masterpiece.
My rating: 4.5 Stars