false <![CDATA[Under the Net]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166469175m/11324.jpg 11324 12 Jake Donaghue, garrulous artist, meets Hugo Belfounder, silent philosopher. Jake, hack writer and sponger, now penniless flat-hunter, seeks out an old girlfriend, Anna Quentin, and her glamorous actress sister, Sadie. He resumes acquaintance with formidable Hugo, whose 'philosophy' he once presumptuously dared to interpret. These meetings involve Jake and his eccentric servant-companion, Finn, in a series of adventures that include the kidnapping of a film-star dog and a political riot in a film-set of ancient Rome. Jake, fascinated, longs to learn Hugo's secret. Perhaps Hugo's secret is Hugo himself? Admonished, enlightened, Jake hopes at last to become a real writer. "Iris Murdoch started her career with one brilliantly funny novel, Under the Net. From then on, it was downhill all the way" - Boyd Tonkin, The Independent (8/5/2003) 3257831 1954 Under the Net total:503|5:111|4:201|3:141|2:43|1:7| 503 1875 943 52 4 1 false false Wed Aug 22 11:17:51 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 06:28:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Dec 08 19:39:47 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 08 19:46:28 -0800 2007
The part of the story that stays with me is the story around Hugo. I think I liked most the idea that a friendship...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 20:52:56 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 22:15:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 07:42:07 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 08:07:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 13:53:55 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 13:59:21 -0800 2009
Jake, hack writer and sponger, now penniless flat-hunter, seeks out an old girlfriend, Anna Quentin, and her glamorous actress sister, Sadie.

He resumes acquaintance with formidable Hugo, whose 'philo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 26 17:04:25 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 17:11:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 20:05:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 20:11:17 -0700 2009
It is good lit. It has enough twists and turns to keep my interest without boring me or making me wish t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 19:15:08 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 14:17:50 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Feb 22 11:08:58 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 23 12:43:28 -0700 2009
Murdoch's first novel. Hmm. Let's sum up

So, I guess the point of all this was: don't act on your assumptions, because its J...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Aug 31 01:01:09 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 23 02:39:44 -0800 2008 Dengan tokoh sentral James Donaghue – atau biasa dipanggil Jake – seorang penerjemah buku dan penulis. Ba...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Mon Aug 03 15:00:45 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 15:07:51 -0700 2009 2
It's been a long time, but what I still remember most clearly is how funny it is. Murdoch almost always manages to insert a few scenes of high or should I say low comedy or often downright farce...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Wed Jan 14 11:37:27 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 13:55:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 08:35:55 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 08:39:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 27 13:42:10 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 13:43:44 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Thu Aug 13 11:44:53 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 13:44:14 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 02:12:26 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 18:59:14 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 17:16:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 17:16:53 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 14:27:21 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 14:36:15 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Apr 06 16:48:42 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 16:49:02 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 06:02:17 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 11:05:44 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=11324