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A Fairly Honourable Defeat

  • Iris Murdoch  A FAIRLY HONOURABLE DEFEAT I used to read every Murcoch as it appeared in the bookshops; I re-read this one recently to see if it had changed in my eyes and mind. Actually, I was surprised at how much I 'missed' the first time round and knowing the end (which I won't spoil for you) didn't matter at all, especially as I could not remember it perfectly. I understood more of her philosophical insertions on second reading, and clearly saw how she was 'puppet master'. Murdoch was always my first love as an author and did not lose her currency as the count of books went up and up. If you've never read one of her books, choose from the early to middle period, as the later period is heavy and deteriorates, understandably towards the very end of her life (UK 1970)