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irisirae's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
"Then you are sick. You live by death. Not by life."
"That's a matter of opinion."
"No. Of conviction."
I was determined not to write reviews of any sort, but I have to get this off my chest: I have never, in all my life, in my hundreds of books read, hated a character more than I hated Nicholas Urfe - there are no redeeming qualities about him, every page just proves further how hopelessly undeserving of any sympathy he is. I suspect it was on purpose, and I must give credit where credit is due: Fowles did an amazing job is creating a character so deeply and insufferebly disgusting and in somewhat giving him what he deserves (even though, after the maddening anger of reading hundreds of pages of him, I wished for an even harsher judgement).
But now and forever, my last comment about this character will be cry me a river, you piece of shit.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
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