A review by crko
The Nice and the Good by Iris Murdoch

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

Everyone's in love all the time. Meanwhile the writer, the philosopher, has infused the story with a moral, but what is it? "the point is that nothing matters except loving what is good. Not to look at evil but to look at good. Only this contemplation breaks the tyranny of the past, breaks the adherence of evil to the personality, breaks, in the end, the personality itself. In the light of the good, evil can be seen in its place, not owned, just existing, in its place." As Theo formulates it (355-356) 
I thought the characters were a little difficult to sympathise with (except the twins) But the story has its own movement and it just moves forward, folding you in it.