Reviews

The Collector by John Fowles

cinespiria's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

megancallanan's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

4.5

booktrotter_bxl's review against another edition

4.0

Goeie klassieker met verwijzingen naar de Storm van Shakespeare. Lolita vibes, maar lichter.

'Woorden zijn zo onbehouwen, zo ontzettend primitief vergeleken met tekenen, schilderen, beeldhouwen. 'Ik zat op mijn bed en hij zat bij de deur en we praatten en ik deed mijn best hem over te halen zijn geld te gebruiken...'. Net een rommelige verfklodder. Net of je probeert te tekenen met een gebroken potloodpunt'

(Met context v/h verhaal is quote beter)

dajanplackovic's review against another edition

4.0

The Collector is a competently written thriller, which succeeds in making the reader empathize with both captor and victim, despite both of them being horrible people, while at the same time instilling in the reader the dread of captivity and of being unable to find affection in others due to trauma. Fowles' writing is beautifully convincing, if occasionally annoying when he attempts to emulate the vernacular of an uneducated working-class man, and the themes of class and the idea of the division between the many and the few (which sounds quite fascist, but comes from the pen of a liberal arts student with a questionable worldview), while not particularly developed, are presented well enough. All in all, competently written, quite good in parts, nothing special, but nonetheless a good read.

jcoryv's review against another edition

5.0

I first heard of this from an online list of scary/creepy books. And this one certainly fits the creepy label. Really well written and a fast read.

jillmakin's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

merilini_raamatujutud's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A

4.0

changeinpressure's review

4.0

Very, very compelling. Frederick was so well-written that I absolutely despised him through-and-through. I found the diary entries a little slow at times but I flew through the last sixty pages or so.

alpaaralpi's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

4.0

varya13's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Terrifying yet unable to stop