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Title: Great book - surprise ending didn't work
Review: Banville is a master of the English language. Each page of "The Sea" contains magnificent passages, poetic in their cadence and brilliant in their insights. Banville displayed superb skills in shifting the narrator's thoughts to different points in time.That alone makes the book a must read. It is a shame that Banville felt compelled to wrap up the story line with an explanation for everything. I didn't think the sudden explanation fit with the information the narrator had previously provided the reader. It somehow diminished the satisfaction of sitting at the foot of the narrator. This was the only reason I didn't give "The Sea" five stars.
