The Lake

First published in 1905, The Lake is a naturalist novel written by George Augustus Moore, who is often regarded as the first great modern Irish novelist, and whose work influenced the like of James Joyce, or specifically, James Joyce. --Thus says Wiki. I read the novel in that context, so as not to......more

This story about an Irish priest's struggle with faith is wordy and occasionally rambling. I read the original version, but learned a later version is better done. Moments of insight and interest, but overall a slowly moving epistolary novel.......more

I enjoyed the writing style and the overall story, however I felt the main character was incredibly self-important and had an air of superiority that made reading difficult.......more

I am surprised that there are hardly any reviews of this book. I stumbled on this book from an article on Huffington Post recently about neglected classics. This was the first one on the list and, much to my surprise, I discovered that I could download it for free from the Kindle Store to read it on......more

When I was an undergraduate, I read Esther Waters and thought the book was astonishing, if a bit silly at one point. Years later I come to The Lake. It took me some time to get into the book, but once I did, I enjoyed it. Once again, this is an astonishing book to have appeared in 1905. And it shows......more