nippysweetie_1 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I would be interested to hear thoughts on The Philosopher's Apprentice by James Morrow. I am having difficulties with the plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I have not read this yet but I intend to; the only reason I didn't buy it is that the copy they were trying to sell me in the Book Warehouse was quite crummy and not worth even the discounted price, really. What is it exactly that's troubling you? Is the philosophical side getting in the way of clear narrative, or...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottHughes Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I am very interested in philosophy. What is The Philosopher's Apprentice about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Blurb from Amazon: After crashing and burning during his PhD viva, Mason Ambrose is offered a large amount of money to go to a mysterious tropical island - Isla de Sangre. His employer is wealthy recluse Edwina Sabachtani whose daughter has supposedly lost her sense of right and wrong after a diving accident. Mason is to use his knowledge as a philosopher to instil a conscience, a moral compass in the child. Mason happily instructs her in schools of thought, from the stoics to the epicureans, but it is when he introduces Londa to the Beatitudes that the seeds of a rampaging sense of justice are sown. Venturing from the confines of the island, Londa sets out to create a world that is more just. But when she takes her crusade too far, kidnapping a boat full of wealthy industrialists, Mason realises he must take desperate measures... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccles Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I know several people who have no conscience. Sounds like a good read I will have to look it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I've read The Last Witchfinder by this chap. Really excellent. I'm dead pleased that there's another novel of his out. I'm going to purchase this asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nippysweetie_1 Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 I thought the book would be more of a journey through philosphy but I felt it was more like a poor persons version of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. I don't mean to be disrespectful it's just I found the plot a bit thick at times. I much prefer Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I know this is an old thread but I was just thinking about this book and I have to say I really liked it. I thought it was cleverly written, suspenseful, thought-provoking and a book I definitely won't forget reading. I'd recommend it to anyone. I don't think the blurb does justice to how intricate the plot actually is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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