John Fowles - Magus [AUDIO BOOKS] Boxed Set

from lycomayflower

I pretty well hated the 184 pages of this novel that I read. And I hated it most for having the potential for being awesome and failing miserably. The set-up--young Englishman goes to Greek island to teach and meets a mysterious ex-pat who seems to want to run said Y.E. through a secret masquerad...

from Pondlife

This book seemed rather pretentious and dated to me. It kept me reading, and there were a few interesting bits, but it was more complex and longer than it really needed to be. And the ending wasn't very satisfactory. Some good bits, that I think could have profitably been explored more were the W...

from Dani12

I perhaps read this book when I was too young, only 19. Initially I found it intriguing and strange and enjoyed the mood. Roughly half way through I grew frustrated and fatigued by all the complexity and ultimately gave it up. I will try it again as that was 20 years ago and I may have more patie...

from MelmoththeLost

This is one of those novels which people either seem to love or loathe. I'm not sure which category I fall into. It could be either blisteringly brilliant or total crap depending on how you react to the core idea of the story. Its weakness for me lies in the endless willingness of the central ch...

from glade1

Well, I finally slogged through this entire book. It is long and "dense." I found it interesting enough to keep me reading, wanting to find out how the "experiment" ended, but now that I've finished it I don't find it to have been enlightening or particularly entertaining. The author builds a com...