![]() ![]() Lesson: Actors in haste repent in leisure ![]() A classic, the 1978 Booker Prize winner and not to be missed. Don't let it turn you away from a wonderful book. So if it bogs you down I'd suggest just skipping it. The only negative I have about this edition of the book was that I really disliked the introduction. I wasn't sure about Vance at first but I was quickly won over by his reading style. Instead it grounded the story, filled it with beauty, danger, monsters and destruction. The detailed description of the sea, its changing color, light and movement never became tiresome or too much. I loved Murdoch's use of the recurring theme of the ocean which created a solid framework or backbone for the book. The characters were well developed and easily recognizable. Murdoch's skill at writing made simple daily tribulations interesting and even enticing. The story was insightful and filled with reflections and thoughts on everyday life, looking both forward and looking backwards at retirement. This languidly beautiful first person narrative was completely engaging. ![]()
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