Miriam R. (poppies) reviewed on 10/14/2011

I began reading a library copy of "The Sea" but had to stop after 5 pages...had to stop because I had filled 2 pages with quotes that were so beautiful not only in the actual use of words but also meaning. I immediately went to PBS to get a copy of my own to underline, write comments, and otherwise mark up to my content because this book is staying on my shelf. The book basically deals with revisiting your past to make sense of your present but covers so much more...first love, friendship, marriage, parenthood, sickness, death and on and on. Banville's writing is real and true. The highest compliment I can give any writer.

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