Dark, creepy and claustrophobic, it compels a gratitude for expanse and freedom. A remarkable feat of imagination, THE COLLECTOR is a novel of disquieting perception whose cumulative effect is all too memorable. NEWSPAPER.
 
 

 

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John Fowles definitely made a splash on the literary scene when he debuted with this book, and it is easy to see why, as it still holds the same power that it did back in When I bought this book, I expected It to be good, but nothing to rave about. By this particular type of cover had gone a bit out of style. Miranda Grey is a vibrant twenty year-old art student from an affluent middle class family.

 
 

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Book Description:. Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda.

When he wins the pools he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believing she will grow to love him in time. Alone and desperate, Miranda must struggle to overcome her own prejudices and contempt if she is understand her captor, and so gain her freedom.

The first half of this novel is /4929.txt from the viewpoint of Frederick, the collector, who has upgraded from collecting butterflies to collecting women.

Part two is narrated by Miranda in the form of diary entries. P, and while I can understand her reminiscing about her life before being kidnapped and the life she could have if she escaped, I would have liked to see more revieq her entries being dedicated to her current situation. As Miranda is вот ссылка the same set of rebiew as Frederick, there is quite a bit of repetition but the events are told from a different angle, her perspective rather than his.

This novel is concluded in two shorter parts, three and four, narrated again by Frederick. I find his thought-process simply fascinating and thus this made him my favourite of the two characters — other characters play a minor role in this novel but they are the only two, the reader gets to know. I really liked the ending of this novel нажмите чтобы перейти book review the collector john fowles free it wrapped things up nicely. A lot of this novel reminded me of Perfect Days by Raphael Montes; the idea that if you kidnap someone, they will fall in love with you and you can live happily ever after, right!?

So book review the collector john fowles free you enjoyed Perfect Days, and are partial to an older publication, you may enjoy The Collector too. Blogging about books and посмотреть еще bookish ramblings View all posts by Janel Keeper of Pages. This book has an interesting plot! It sounds fascinating! Like Liked by 1 person. At least the link of going from collecting butterflies to women. I might have to do a comparison after with this book review the collector john fowles free Great review!

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