Young Reader in the Making

Young Reader in the Making

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Book 637: Something Special

Something Special, by Iris Murdoch, Norton, 2000.

This was a short story that Iris Murdoch didn't write.  The story was put together from her notes after her death, so it probably wasn't in a final form she would have written.  Does this matter?  Maybe

The writing is a bit clunky, and the characters are one-dimensional.  Had Murdoch developed this story, these two issues might have been overcome.  As it stands, the story is a sad one of a young woman who hasn't many prospects in life.

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