Rachel's review
The Magus
by John Fowles
Rachel's review
The Magus by John Fowles
Rachel's review
rating:
bookshelves:
justread
recommended for: people who like twists and turns, who are into Greece and like the occasional sex scene.
This book grabs you by the figurative balls and never lets go!!! I had never heard of Fowles when I saw this at a thrift store and liked the cover. I wasn't crazy about the ambiguous ending but, you know.. endings are tough. I can't think of many endings I've been happy with.
The protagonist is Nick, a twenty-something narcisstic, emotionally distant orphan who takes a job teaching English at a remote Greek boarding school. He dumps his Australian flight attendant girlfriend in London shortly before taking the position, but their relationship (and its shortcomings) factor prominently in the rest of the book. While in Greece he makes the acquaintance of a rich eccentric who lives nearby. Although at first he seems like a harmless benefactor, he soon begins playing mind games with Nick and using a mysterious woman to toy with his emotions. It gets very complicated very quickly.. but it was completely engrossing.
I loved it.
The protagonist is Nick, a twenty-something narcisstic, emotionally distant orphan who takes a job teaching English at a remote Greek boarding school. He dumps his Australian flight attendant girlfriend in London shortly before taking the position, but their relationship (and its shortcomings) factor prominently in the rest of the book. While in Greece he makes the acquaintance of a rich eccentric who lives nearby. Although at first he seems like a harmless benefactor, he soon begins playing mind games with Nick and using a mysterious woman to toy with his emotions. It gets very complicated very quickly.. but it was completely engrossing.
I loved it.
