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Here is my request: Assuming that I love "The Magus" (which I do), please recommend one novel which I might enjoy reading as much as I enjoyed "The Magus". (Background ... I loved "The Magus" because it is exceptionally well written, and also because the "psycho-social" context resonates so strongly with the culture of those of us who grew up in the 60s and 70s. I have, BTW, read "The French Lieutenant's Woman".) ??

Felicia Moursalien A Secret History by Donna Tartt. Beautiful and the lead characters remind me of each other.

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Has anyone here read the original version and the revised edition? I have heard the original version is superior but I only heard that after buying the later edition and I decided to sally forth with it. I have a little less than 200 pages left. Without spoiling it, can anyone give opinions on which version you feel is better and why? What is the difference between the two?

John King

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Andrey

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i am about the quarter of the book. will this book be interesting or it isn't just for me?

Tony Colatruglio It will be exceptionally interesting provided that the God game resonates with you at some level, because, as I think about the novel now in reflectio…moreIt will be exceptionally interesting provided that the God game resonates with you at some level, because, as I think about the novel now in reflection, it's really what drives the plot more than anything. If the God game seems silly, then I'd say maybe you're going to have a very rough ride. And you must find the enigmatic Maurice interesting in a challenging way, because he spices the story. Really, otherwise, Nicholas is rather off putting. (less)

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