The Journals: Volume 1: 1949-1965
 Author: John Fowles Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 809 EAN: 9780810125148 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0810125145 Number Of Pages: 668 Publication Date: 2009-01-12 [... more]
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Daniel Martin
Underated: I have never understod why this book didn't seem to catch on. I think it is possibly his best book. The beginning is beautiful, but my advice is to skim thru the first chapter--then get on to the rest of the book. When you have finished--go [... more]
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A Maggot
Enigmatic elegant page turner; Masterpiece Theatre script: I have read this one twice and am about to start again. It's a great ride, skillfully historical and with some suprising elements. A revealing portrait of several characters interviewed about the [... more]
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Ourika: An English Translation (Texts and Translations, ...
A tale of an outsider: Lillian Lewis, the reviewer, has not read this book if she can call it "delightful." Nor is Ourika's happiness, actually ever "restored." This is a devastating tale about a young woman who hopes to be part of [... more]
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The Magus
UGH. Maybe it's because I'm a girl.: I picked up "The Magus" two summers ago, in a lazy few weeks between ending work and going to grad school. The only thing I really enjoyed about this book was that it was like taking a trip to Greece, and it [... more]
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The Magus
UGH. Maybe it's because I'm a girl.: I picked up "The Magus" two summers ago, in a lazy few weeks between ending work and going to grad school. The only thing I really enjoyed about this book was that it was like taking a trip to Greece, and it [... more]
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The Ebony Tower
Showing now, at a cinema near you...: Rereading this collection recently, it struck me that John Fowles is to novels what Ridley Scott is to films. Both craft consistently slick, well-put-together work which quite often doesn't stand up to much [... more]
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Wormholes: Essays and Occasional Writings
Very interesting non-fiction from the great writer: Though I'd like to have had another work of fiction, this book of various and sundry non-fiction is most interesting when Mr. Fowles writes about his own fiction and his thoughts on the process of [... more]
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The French Lieutenant's Woman
Victorian Version of the Heartbreak Kid (30)(93)(T): This book is better identified for what it is not, than for what it is. It is not a time period romance novel. It is not a mystery. It is not a "woman's novel." It is not a "man's novel.& [... more]
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The Collector (Back Bay Books)
an engrossing haunting book.: I put off reading the book for years until a recent episode of "Criminal Minds" had this book as its central theme. I was blown away by reading the book. The Author has tremendous insights into the mind of a sexual [... more]
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The Journals: Volume II: 1966-1990
Controversial Genius: The editorial review pretty much nails it. Breathless prose, mostly to do with nature and gardening. A lot of scientific names of plants cultivated in Fowles's garden. He doesn't provide much insight into his writing process. He [... more]
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The Journals: Volume II: 1966-1990
Controversial Genius: The editorial review pretty much nails it. Breathless prose, mostly to do with nature and gardening. A lot of scientific names of plants cultivated in Fowles's garden. He doesn't provide much insight into his writing process. He [... more]
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