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by Iris Murdoch
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Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 9 years ago
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Edward
Edward rated it 10 years ago
Introduction--The Sea, The Sea
Books etc.
Books etc. rated it 11 years ago
four, definitely four stars. how could i not read iris murdoch earlier?
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 11 years ago
bookshelves: one-penny-wonder, published-1978, booker-winner, paper-read, autumn-2011, those-autumn-years, books-about-books-and-book-shops Read from May 27 to September 06, 2011 sic biscuitus disintegrat bwhahaha The sea which lies before me as I write glows rather than sparkles in the bland...
UNICORN PORN FOR ALL
UNICORN PORN FOR ALL rated it 11 years ago
Here's the first thing I love about [b:The Sea, The Sea:|11229|The Sea, the Sea|Iris Murdoch|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1302898449s/11229.jpg|1410491] its title. Isn't it wonderful? Imagine how boring it would have looked on a shelf if it had just been called "The Sea." But with that...
Ana V.
Ana V. rated it 12 years ago
Some time ago, in class, one of my two English teachers was talking. I don't usually pay attention to my English teachers - especially because they have nothing interesting to say. So, as per usual, my eyes were on a book, one of my ears was on my colleagues and the other one was spying on the teach...
Reading with cats
Reading with cats rated it 12 years ago
Insufferable, hateful narrator
tien
tien rated it 13 years ago
I should've thought about the reading the book more seriously. I've read that it's about an egoistic but I didn't realise that he is such a manipulative egoistical deluded bastard who's going through a mid-life crisis. Definitely was not a fun read although, because it was told from his POV, there...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 13 years ago
sic biscuitus disintegrat The sea which lies before me as I write glows rather than sparkles in the bland May sunshine.Page 6 - A Martello TowerThat ending is pretty naff so not technically the best Murdoch but the most enduring memory-wise. She did cram the pages with the usual large cast of total...
Bookivorous
Bookivorous rated it 14 years ago
One of Murdoch's best. Subtle, witty, profound, moving.
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