As usual a cast of dreadful people fall in and out of love with each other and ludicrous situations ensue. Its really enjoyable to read, but has a completely mad ending. ( )

A fairly schematic look inside the heads of a set of characters with their own idealized fantasies about themselves. Blaise is married to a paragon, but having a long-term affair with someone else. Monte is mourning his wife and their difficult marriage. There are two lovers, two sons, two advisors, etc. I found the cranial view very interesting. book circle didn't love this one. But you can't rate a book by how much you like the characters, right? ( )

Que de bavardages, que de longueurs !! ( )

I struggled with how to rate this book. I hated the ending -- it made me angry, in fact. However, up to the last 30 pages, I loved reading this -- gave me a lot to think about. I couldn't put it down. ( )

The mot enjoyable of Murdoch's books I have read to date, perhaps because there is a limited number of characters to deal with.