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thrifty_librarian 's review for:
The Collector
by John Fowles
I read the blah description of this book on Goodreads after finishing the book. It doesn't represent the book well at all. So if you're questioning reading it because of that, just go ahead and read it.
I was really drawn in by this and read it in one sitting. The psychopath as narrator is so interesting and honest, and I love that we can see where he's going even before he does. There is so much depth and tension that I just had to keep reading.
It was a good idea to throw in the captive's diary, but it flopped. It is printed after the psychopath's narration is nearly complete and covers the same timeline and many of the same events. Maybe if it had been somehow intertwined it would've worked better. All it really adds is Miranda's annoying musings about her life pre-abduction. She is so elitist and has such a superiority complex that it becomes harder to feel for her.
Give this a read during the day with the blinds open and the front door locked. It's not creepy in a trashy Saw kind of way, but it's haunting on a psychological, "who is really around you" type way and I'm pretty sure it will stick with me for awhile.
I was really drawn in by this and read it in one sitting. The psychopath as narrator is so interesting and honest, and I love that we can see where he's going even before he does. There is so much depth and tension that I just had to keep reading.
It was a good idea to throw in the captive's diary, but it flopped. It is printed after the psychopath's narration is nearly complete and covers the same timeline and many of the same events. Maybe if it had been somehow intertwined it would've worked better. All it really adds is Miranda's annoying musings about her life pre-abduction. She is so elitist and has such a superiority complex that it becomes harder to feel for her.
Give this a read during the day with the blinds open and the front door locked. It's not creepy in a trashy Saw kind of way, but it's haunting on a psychological, "who is really around you" type way and I'm pretty sure it will stick with me for awhile.