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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
Have been thinking about reading this for a while, but it was always too far down the list and was rather put off by The Magus, the only other work by Fowles I've read. Was going to have mixed feelings, but the conclusion pulled themes together well: indictment of established religion, social injustice. the inadequacies of language and suchlike. Even in The Magus, as here, Fowles is a brilliant and engaging expository writer. The story, well, perhaps eccentric, but much more tolerable than The Magus.
Beklenmedik bir kurgu, her sayfada "acaba ne olacak" düşüncesiyle okuduğum olaylar. Fowles bu defa farklı bir konuyu, son ana kadar ne olacağını tahmin edemeyeceğiniz bir yaklaşımla işlemiş.
Kurgusu her zamanki gibi olayların devamını okura bırakır nitelikte sayılsa da sonsöze yazdıkları üzerine biraz araştırma yapınca tatmin edici bir sonuca ulaşacaksınız.
Fowles'e farklı bir açıdan bakmamı sağlayan bir kitaptı. Çok keyifliydi!
Bir polisiye, sorgu gibi görünse de bitirdiğimde anlatılanın başka bir şey olduğunu anladım. Bana göre başucu eseridir...
Kurgusu her zamanki gibi olayların devamını okura bırakır nitelikte sayılsa da sonsöze yazdıkları üzerine biraz araştırma yapınca tatmin edici bir sonuca ulaşacaksınız.
Fowles'e farklı bir açıdan bakmamı sağlayan bir kitaptı. Çok keyifliydi!
Bir polisiye, sorgu gibi görünse de bitirdiğimde anlatılanın başka bir şey olduğunu anladım. Bana göre başucu eseridir...
Really held my attention as I tried to figure out what was going on. In the end, the story itself and the ending are kind of silly but Fowles's perspective on what is wrong with modern society and what was right about the origins of the Shakers are interesting and worth reading. I particularly liked the suspense -- are they devils? Time travelers? Space aliens? That question is sort of answered, sort of not. But a very odd origin story for the founder of the Shakers, Ann Lee.
I'd heard this novel was a fun genre-bender, and I enjoyed that it was set in a Shaker community, and that I learned more about that religious movement. Fowles' prose is beautiful.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Really amazing. If I can remember to find the time, I'll further my thoughts on it here tomorrow.
I have a feeling that writing this book was like taking a walk down a really beautiful but really long scenic road. You want to get to the end because you're late for something, or because your friends and family are waiting for you with open arms, but you can't help but stop and smell all the flowers and gaze off into the distance or take an alternate route even though it's not particularly exciting and doesn't accomplish anything worthwhile. Fowles went on lots of tangents in this book, and although an interesting meditation on gender studies and genre-bending, I didn't enjoy it half as much as I did The Magus. It was a good story, I suppose, but it fell terribly flat in the end.
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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