false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166510184m/12819.jpg 12819 10 Though it starts slowly, this philosophical novel soon envelops the reader in a Byzantine plot that weaves around nine characters. Peter Mir, the "Green Knight" of the title, is nearly killed when he intervenes to protect Clement Graffe from being murdered by Graffe's half-brother, Lucas. Mir mysteriously reappears and demands reparation from Lucas, provoking various responses from the two brothers and their circle of friends: Harvey Blacket; Bellamy Jones; the three Anderson sisters, Aleph, Sefton, and Moy; and their mother, Louise. As in other Murdoch novels, part of the exposition is a religious quest. Murdoch is skilled at keeping the reader turning the pages while allowing the characters to discuss and experience such weighty issues as guilt and redemption, revenge and transformation, and virtue and moral perfection. This is a superb novel, with great depth of plot and characterization as well as riveting suspense. - Ann Irvine, Montgomery Cty. P.L., Md. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. 1410480 1993 The Green Knight total:239|5:66|4:89|3:64|2:17|1:3| 239 915 359 13 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 06:45:57 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 06:49:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 22:18:28 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 22:32:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 03:43:58 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 24 14:48:20 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 09:56:39 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 11 08:59:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 12:51:25 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 11:26:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 04:53:55 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 11:24:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 06:40:49 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 06:57:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Oct 31 10:42:20 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 14 00:32:21 -0800 2008
Finished. Iris weaves a good story, was unable to stop reading. One flaw though, one of the characters dies suddenly and ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 17 11:02:22 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 17 11:24:51 -0800 2007 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," it's quite compelling. Unfortunately, most of the characters are so deeply irritating that I found myself skimming large chunks of the book. The novel is set in ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 15 17:50:40 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 17:51:06 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 16:49:03 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 07 08:35:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Sep 19 06:55:21 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 06:58:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 24 09:51:20 -0700 2007 Wed May 16 07:04:48 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Mon Nov 30 04:54:37 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 04:54:37 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 28 11:47:53 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 11:48:01 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Nov 21 14:28:55 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 14:28:55 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 20 07:41:42 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 07:41:42 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 17:28:57 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 17:28:57 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 13 12:35:15 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 12:35:15 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 09:42:26 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 09:42:26 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=12819