Mike's review
The Magus
by John Fowles
Mike's review
The Magus by John Fowles
Mike's review
rating:
I'm not sure how I would review the book if I read it now. When I did read it, I worked at a store that afforded me all day to read--and to read in an environment that heightened the imagination and hinted at all possibilities while revealing nothing. It was a Platonic world of forms which, I'm convinced, was created at the same time the imaginative novel was. Perhaps this novel had an unfair advantage because of the setting in which it was read; nevertheless:
I LOVED this book. It took the "self-absorbed writer" to new heights. The pretentiousness of the author leaps out from every page. Yet this self-absorbed, pretentious wanna-be found the journey captivating. An absolute mind-trip. Phenomenal aesthetics in the written form but a "grab-you-by-the-balls", turn-paging plot.
A sense of mystery and uncertainty emanated from the very core of the book--A masterpiece. Every day that goes by where you still haven't read this book is a WASTE of a day.
I LOVED this book. It took the "self-absorbed writer" to new heights. The pretentiousness of the author leaps out from every page. Yet this self-absorbed, pretentious wanna-be found the journey captivating. An absolute mind-trip. Phenomenal aesthetics in the written form but a "grab-you-by-the-balls", turn-paging plot.
A sense of mystery and uncertainty emanated from the very core of the book--A masterpiece. Every day that goes by where you still haven't read this book is a WASTE of a day.
