Book Review
Nov. 13th, 2009 06:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariJackson's Dilemma
by Iris Murdoch
This was Murdoch's final novel before Alzheimer's claimed her. It's not quite as good as the two earlier novels of hers that I've read, but Murdoch is never boring, so I enjoyed reading this book nonetheless. It concerns a group of relatively wealthy, intellectual friends whose equilibrium and steady lives are thrown off by the sudden cancellation of a wedding. The emotional upheaval reveals secrets and propels the characters down unexpected paths. The structure of the novel and the nature and actions of some of the characters recalls both A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest in a very satisfying way.
by Iris Murdoch
This was Murdoch's final novel before Alzheimer's claimed her. It's not quite as good as the two earlier novels of hers that I've read, but Murdoch is never boring, so I enjoyed reading this book nonetheless. It concerns a group of relatively wealthy, intellectual friends whose equilibrium and steady lives are thrown off by the sudden cancellation of a wedding. The emotional upheaval reveals secrets and propels the characters down unexpected paths. The structure of the novel and the nature and actions of some of the characters recalls both A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest in a very satisfying way.
