[Under the Net ]
Year:
1954
Type:
Public:
Publisher:
London Vintage
City:
Londres
Year of publication:
2008
Pages:
352
Moral assessment:
Type: Literature
Nothing inappropriate.
Some morally inappropriate content.
Contains significant sections contrary to faith or morals.
Contains some lurid passages, or presents a general ideological framework that could confuse those without much Christian formation.
Contains several lurid passages, or presents an ideological framework that is contrary or foreign to Christian values.
Explicitly contradicts Catholic faith or morals, or is directed against the Church and its institutions.
Literary quality:
Recommendable:
Transmits values:
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The rating of the different categories comes from the opinion of Delibris' collaborators
Under the Net is the first of many novels by Iris Murdoch, an English philosopher and novelist. Set in London, it is the story of a struggling young writer, Jake Donaghue. Its mixture of the philosophical and the picaresque has made it one of her most popular novels. The plot is engaging, if rather absurd, and the characters charming.
In 2005, the novel was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to present. It is far from being that good, but it is entertaining and intelligent.
While it has few positive moral features, at least it is not negative.
Author: Michael Cook, Australia
Update on: May 2019