A review by elizlizabeth
The Collector by John Fowles

dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A disturbing read, but clever nonetheless. I was quite shocked/pleased with the many plot twists along the story, but overall I felt it was a bit too self-indulgent at times. Might be the geographical divide but I just couldn't get behind any of the "deep" reflections on class and money and goodness-evilness, felt a bit like the kind of things an upper middle class kid at college might point out as if he was discovering the moon for the first time.
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