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Perhaps the most beloved of Fowles's internationally bestselling works, The French Lieutenant's Woman is a feat of seductive storytelling that effectively invents anew the Victorian novel. "Filled with enchanting mysteries and magically erotic possibilities" (New York Times), the novel inspired the hugely successful 1981 film starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons and is today universally regarded as a modern classic.
In A Maggot, originally published in 1985, Fowles reaches back to the eighteenth century to offer readers a glimpse into the future. Time magazine called the result "hypnotic....A remarkable achievement. Part detective story, part crackling courtroom drama....An immensely rich and readable novel".
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Posted Fri Jun 29 00:00:00 EDT 2012
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Very good book. I loved the characters. The cover. finished it very quickly
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Posted Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2002
John Fowles 'The French Lieutenants Woman' was the first book I've read in a long time that did not seem trite and false. Humanity exudes from every character explored and the greater ideas of love, freedom, and identity make this book a must-read. I have always been slightly enamoured of 19th-century Britain and this novel explores many of the contradictions of that era. A beautiful love story for the Romantic and an amazing thought-provoker for the Thinker.
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Posted Wed Jul 04 00:00:00 EDT 2012
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Posted Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013
Although I'm aware that sometimes a Victorian novel its a bit difficult to read i must confess i had a difficult time with this book. I forced myself to stick with it for the first 100 pages then finally gave up. It was just too boring. The language was difficult, and the author just babled on and that was not good. I ended up googling the cliff notes. Even those were boring.
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Posted Sun Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 2012
John Fowles is a good writer and, as such, it's a pleasure to read his writings. However, while I thought his use of language in The French Lieutenant's Woman was much better than that of most authors, the plot was another story. Too much ruminating on the state of mind of the characters left me bored and led me to speed read through many passages. All in all, this book is an average product of a gifted writer. I grade it a B-.
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Posted Sat Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 2012
It seemed to me that the wording was at a diferent level than the english that I am comfortable with. After struggling with the first 45 or so pages I just gave the book up.
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Posted Sun Feb 20 00:00:00 EST 2011
It is a little slow at the start, but this is a very good novel... great characters, a very engaging voice, and it is very provocative.
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Posted Wed Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2001
This book delivers just about everything a book can: complex ideas, a compelling and surprising plot, beautiful language, subtle eroticism and passion, and historical context. Absolutely fantastic!
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Perhaps the most beloved of Fowles's internationally bestselling works, The French Lieutenant's Woman is a feat of seductive storytelling that effectively invents anew the Victorian novel. ...