The Sacred & Profane Love Machine
 Ruthless, perhaps evil, this is a pornography of the soul: No sex, no violence, but pornography in the highest artistic sense: it is about the irredeemable. The worthless, the evil, the basest and most foul, while simulteneously exalting the pure aspects [... more]
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The Severed Head
a very disappointing read: "A Severed Head" is the first and very likely the last novel by Iris Murdoch I'll read.It isn't by any means a disgrace, but it falls far short of the expectations raised by the hyped reputation of Ms. Murdoch. Ms. [... more]
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An Accidental Man
Subtle humour: Full of subtle humour, a most enjoyable read. As always, Murdoch's characters, even the minor players, are beautifully drawn. I actually liked this book!: Believe it or not this is a pretty good book. It is a bit dated since much of it [... more]
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An Unofficial Rose
Author: Iris Murdoch Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780099285380 ISBN: 009928538X Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: 2001-04-24 Release Date: 2001-04-24 [... more]
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The Flight from the Enchanter
Author: Iris Murdoch Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780099283690 ISBN: 0099283697 Number Of Pages: 301 Publication Date: 2000-02-01 Release Date: 2000-02-01 [... more]
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Good Apprentice
A bit contrived and melodramatic: I enjoy and admire Iris Murdoch, but this was a tough one to finish. The characters are appealing, but are constantly undergoing bizarre emotional transformations. One minute she loves Harry, the next minute she loves [... more]
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Under the Net
what net?: In this uncomfortable blend of existentialism and the picaresque novel, James "Jake" Donaghue is an aspiring, though incorrigibly lazy, writer. He makes a living, barely, by translating French works into English and he stays in the [... more]
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The Nice and the Good
three cuts above: This was my first Iris Murdoch novel. I picked it up after hearing countless NPR folks refer to her as one of their favorite novelists, especially for a summer reading list, and I know she is one of Harold Bloom's beloved authors, so it [... more]
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La Souveraineté du bien
Author: Iris Murdoch Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 170 EAN: 9782905372970 ISBN: 2905372974 Number Of Pages: 127 Publication Date: 1994-10-01 Release Date: 1994-10-01 [... more]
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Existentialists And Mystics
From Amazon.com: Iris Murdoch is a poet, philosopher, novelist, and playwright, and in this collection of her most careful thinking and writing on the relationship between art and philosophy, we are treated to the fruits of decades of good work. Murdoch' [... more]
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Unicorn
it's a mystery.: This is my second Iris Murdoch novel, after "The Sea, The Sea," and I'm still not sure if I've got the hang of her style. Maybe I am too conscious of her reputation as a Major Writer And Philosopher; I consciously look for any [... more]
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A Fairly Honourable Defeat
This book made me see my own life as a novel.: After reading Iris Murdoch's A Fairly Honorable Defeat, I had the oddest sensation of imagining what my own life would look like in her hands. I find this story of two marriages, tinkered with by an [... more]
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