Mantissa

by John Fowles
Mantissa  
published January 1982 by Jonathan Cape
binding Hardcover
isbn 022402938X   (isbn13: 9780224029384)
pages 192
description In Mantissa (1982), a novelist awakes in the hospital with amnesia -- and comes to believe that a beautiful female doctor is, in fact, his muse.
date added
12-27-07



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Kara
08/30/07

while clever, it was writing at its most self indulgent, and that can alienate the reader. i enjoy a book that pulls the rug out from under me to a point, but an author can only do that so many times before trust is lost and you don't care about the characters anymore. plus i'm not big into the breaking the fourth wall trend that swept the arts in the 80's. i like the fourth wall where it is, it's why i read fiction!
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Bkrepp
09/10/07

Has a copy to sell/swap — Read in January, 1996
I read this book in 96 then again five or so more times. Unbelievable quick read. The author's perception of women is, in my opinion, spot on in this book. Be prepared for a roller coaster!
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Andreea
Read in September, 2007
Baffling, as usual with John Fowles. No one else but him could have written anything remotely like this.
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Tony
08/07/07

postmodernism + fucking (qua fucking)
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Maggie-Kate
07/26/08

bookshelves: to-read, uk
 

Rick
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09/03/08

bookshelves: literature, to-read
 

Robert
08/29/08

bookshelves: general-fiction
 

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08/04/08

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avg rating (all editions): 3.25 (75 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.25 (4 ratings)
number of reviews: 4






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