The Sea, The Sea

Kathy Miller
Apr 20, 2024
1 min read

Updated: Aug 30, 2025

Iris Murdoch, 1978

Date read: 4/17/24

Ever stalked someone? Wanna know what it's like? This is the novel for you!

In all seriousness, the main character never has any idea what he's doing is stalking or that it is unwelcome and wrong, which I suppose may be true of many stalkers.

It is a strange novel, besides the stalking, but overall quite a good read.

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