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A review by pris_asagiri
The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch
3.0
This is one of those stories that make it incredibly difficult to like because I did not like the protagonist at all. But I do love Murdoch's writing. So the rating is more 3.5 stars because I give the writing 4 stars but likeability 3.
I have to say this story is very similar in theme to her other book, [b:The Unicorn|253954|The Unicorn (Vintage Classics)|Iris Murdoch|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1330429659s/253954.jpg|1294], which I liked better for a myriad of reasons but mainly a) it was much shorter, b) I read it first, and c) the protagonist was a female and so her reasonings felt more true and less like an overly excited actor past his prime desperately clinging to his grand delusions.
But I truly enjoy Murdoch's writing so I will be working my way through her canon. And if you can manage, she gives you a decent ending (although the epilogue went on interminably too long, much like everything Charles Arrowby did and said).
I have to say this story is very similar in theme to her other book, [b:The Unicorn|253954|The Unicorn (Vintage Classics)|Iris Murdoch|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1330429659s/253954.jpg|1294], which I liked better for a myriad of reasons but mainly a) it was much shorter, b) I read it first, and c) the protagonist was a female and so her reasonings felt more true and less like an overly excited actor past his prime desperately clinging to his grand delusions.
But I truly enjoy Murdoch's writing so I will be working my way through her canon. And if you can manage, she gives you a decent ending (although the epilogue went on interminably too long, much like everything Charles Arrowby did and said).