The Collector (Back Bay Books)
"A superb novel...Evil has seldom been so sinister." --Time
Hailed as the first modern psychological thriller, The Collector is the internationally bestselling novel that catapulted John Fowles into the front rank of contemporary novelists. This tale of obsessive love--the story of a lonely clerk who collects butterflies and of the beautiful young art student who is his ultimate quarry--remains unparalleled in its power to startle and mesmerize.
"A bravura first novel...As a horror story, this book is a remarkable tour de force." --New Yorker
Hailed as the first modern psychological thriller, The Collector is the internationally bestselling novel that catapulted John Fowles into the front rank of contemporary novelists. This tale of obsessive love--the story of a lonely clerk who collects butterflies and of the beautiful young art student who is his ultimate quarry--remains unparalleled in its power to startle and mesmerize.
"A bravura first novel...As a horror story, this book is a remarkable tour de force." --New Yorker
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I had such a love/hate relationship with this book. I went into it blindly and was pretty immediately disturbed by the content, though it was incredibly hard to stop. Its written almost as a stream of consciousness, taking place while a man becomes obsessed with a young girl and decides to kidnap her. Halfway through, the stream of consciousness shifts from his perspective to her’s. I’ve never read anything like it, I loved the formatting and the massive, massive buildup. However, the subject matter and events are disturbing! I definitely felt gross after finishing it, so brace yourself for that lol.
I don’t know how he does it… somehow I was feeling sorry for Frederick at points and had to remind myself of what he had done
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