The Sea (Man Booker Prize)
 

The Sea (Man Booker Prize)

by John Banville

Incandescent prose. Beautifully textured characterisation. Transparent narratives. The adjectives to describe the writing of John Banville are all affirmative, and The Sea is a ringing affirmation of all his best qualities. His publishers are claiming that this novel by the Booker-shortlisted author is his finest yet, and while that claim may have an element of hyperbole, there is no denying... (read more)

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Marina K
  • Rated 4 stars

The language in this book is fantastic. I had to look up a lot of words as I was reading and each word made what he was talking about more rich.

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Monique
  • Rated 2 stars

After his wife dies, Max Morden goes back to the house were he spend his holidays as a child. It was there that he had a relationship with the capricious Chloe. A dramatic incident at the beach that summer will hunt him for the rest of his life.

I didn't like this book. The story was murmuring on, slowly and boring and then, within half a page it was over, finished in a fast, almost unclear plot. Because this book is one of the 1001 books you have to read before you die, I...

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  • Rated 3.577889 stars
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  • Rated 4 stars
 

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  • Heather P

    heather p said:

    Um, It's on my actual bookshelf...

    posted Saturday, July 12 2008
  • Ann w

    ann w said:

    really enjoyed the book. max seems to have been a bit of a bastard tho. very entitled.

    and yes, the suicide and lesbian twist really gave the book some much needed weight and perspective

    posted Wednesday, June 25 2008
  • Lacy Valentine

    lacy valentine said:

    I greatly enjoyed "the sea". I like the lesbian twist at the end. I definitely want to check something else out by Banville. And I'm looking for suggestions.

    posted Sunday, May 25 2008
  • Michele T

    michele t said:

    couldn't finish this one. weird.

    posted Monday, April 28 2008
  • andy111

    andy111 said:

    lovely prose.. and immaculate in details.. just finished 100th page... finding it very good

    posted Wednesday, January 23 2008
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