andakruetani 's review for:

The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles

4.25

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Fowles is an astonishing story-teller, I've been in a bit (a lot) of a reading slump lately and starting this book got me immediately on the go. If I were to describe this novel in a couple of words it would be "a love story of philosophy and gender issues with political storytelling nuances". In addition, the careful analysis of the dichotomy between adhering to society's rules vs pursuing what's true to you: in Sarah's case it manifests in her willingness to dominate relationships whether it be through her victimhood and in Charles' case it manifests through his hedonistic existentialism, mostly apparent in the Church scene.