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elizlizabeth 's review for:
The Collector
by John Fowles
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping
Minor: Vomit
Dead dove do not eat.