false 243705 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg 243705 40 1816452 book 1963 The Collector total:2342|5:668|4:968|3:552|2:122|1:32| 2342 9144 3103 249 10039 3.85 10702 995 40590580 1248986 243705 0099470470 9780099470472 1865 195 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243705.The_Collector 3.90 3 4 false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 21 08:51:09 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 08 05:33:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 45149846 1854110 243705 0099470470 9780099470472 1865 195 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243705.The_Collector 3.90 4 3 false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 10:39:02 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 23:13:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5674729 164338 95325 0316290238 9780316290234 268 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171300952m/95325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95325.The_Collector 3.90 5 3 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 19:23:15 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 04:25:20 -0700 2007
I don't like scary stories, yet I keep reading.

I don't much like novels wherein almost all the characters are reprehensible, yet I keep reading.

I don't much like ...more...]]> 2474288 158615 243705 0099470470 9780099470472 1865 195 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243705.The_Collector 3.90 3 3 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 27 22:46:42 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:57:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 41181921 1603118 243705 0099470470 9780099470472 1865 195 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243705.The_Collector 3.90 4 1 false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 29 09:35:51 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 09:02:08 -0800 2009 Wk.36; Bk.36

I'm not one for genre fiction, and I'm also not one for British literature. My reasons for disliking both should be obvious, they're usually crap! However, Mr. Fowles definitely pulled a number on me. The Collector was a solid page turner. This...more...]]> 28488352 1370059 243705 0099470470 9780099470472 1865 195 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243705.The_Collector 3.90 4 1 false Mon Jul 28 03:32:27 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 17 02:15:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 12625293 760080 95325 0316290238 9780316290234 268 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171300952m/95325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95325.The_Collector 3.90 5 2 false Tue Jan 15 18:13:29 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 18:47:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5949543 365527 243705 0099470470 9780099470472 1865 195 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243705.The_Collector 3.90 4 1 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 12:57:53 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 13:25:51 -0700 2007 more...]]> 718380 59506 48402 0440113350 9780440113355 77 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170354897m/48402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48402.The_Collector 3.90 5 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Apr 14 09:19:43 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 04 10:52:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 52815889 2223708 243705 0099470470 9780099470472 1865 195 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243705.The_Collector 3.90 3 1 false Wed Apr 15 15:03:58 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 12:40:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1796768 121021 95325 0316290238 9780316290234 268 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171300952m/95325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95325.The_Collector 3.90 4 1 false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sat Jun 09 09:32:59 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 09 09:33:42 -0700 2007 more...]]> 24008651 1173959 243705 0099470470 9780099470472 1865 195 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243705.The_Collector 3.90 5 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sun Jun 08 15:43:48 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 15:49:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 817397 49900 48402 0440113350 9780440113355 77 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170354897m/48402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48402.The_Collector 3.90 4 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 20 21:44:07 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 11 20:56:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 33281449 287912 243705 0099470470 9780099470472 1865 195 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243705.The_Collector 3.90 1 1 true Tue Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 12:47:20 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 08:57:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 6944706 103674 243705 0099470470 9780099470472 1865 195 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243705.The_Collector 3.90 4 1 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 09:07:04 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 16 05:53:35 -0800 2007 more...]]> 40342827 42080 243705 0099470470 9780099470472 1865 195 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243705.The_Collector 3.90 4 1 false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 17:33:24 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 09:32:52 -0800 2008 The superficial plot of "The Collector" is harrowing, especially when narrated from the point of view of Miranda, a young art student held captive in a butterfly collector's basement. However, this novel is far from the "best-seller" variety psychological-thriller.
...more...]]> 10863741 706290 243705 0099470470 9780099470472 1865 195 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243705.The_Collector 3.90 5 2 false Mon Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 22 06:34:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jul 28 13:04:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 50306868 1494910 243705 0099470470 9780099470472 1865 195 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243705.The_Collector 3.90 3 1 false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 12:06:35 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 14:35:30 -0700 2009
That said I do like the pacing and the interior monologue of the main character, however, I don't see how someone so dumb and inexperienced in lif...more...]]> 40953455 1162566 243705 0099470470 9780099470472 1865 195 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243705.The_Collector 3.90 3 0 false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 14:22:12 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 07:51:49 -0800 2009 John Fowles stunned me with _The Magus_; it is the most haunting, twisted, sexy book I've read to date. There is nothing comparable to it in many ways, and _The Collector_ is no exception. Fowles' first book (although he was already at work on his masterpiece) examines obsession, normality, f...more...]]> 7580890 387187 243705 0099470470 9780099470472 1865 195 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243705.The_Collector 3.90 3 1 false Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Oct 11 09:24:39 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 09:27:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=243705