Posted by Sterling on 21/5/2011, 11:58:01, in reply to "Re: The Magus"
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Well, I would enjoy discussing the novel, since I'm so fond of it. I've read it at least twice. Three times, I think. Unfortunately, the most recent time would have been perhaps twenty years ago. I remember the book very well up to a point, but not well enough to carry on an informed discussion.
I suppose we could put it on next year's list, and all who have not read it or not read it recently could refresh their memories.
I agree that "The French Lieutenant's Woman" is a spectacular novel, as well. It might be a good choice for us to read.
I see that I have four well-read Fowles novels on my shelf. The two mentioned, "Daniel Martin" (well-written and interesting, but much more conventional) and "A Maggot" (perhaps the most mystifying novel I have ever read.) I have read all of them more than once. He's a real favorite of mine.
Incidentally, on the (deservedly) much maligned Modern Library 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century list, "The Magus" is one of the few novels to appear on both the critics' list and the readers' list.
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: I read The Magus about six years ago. I don't recall the
: story in any detail, but I know I enjoyed it even
: though I didn't find the secret society business very
: convincing. It was quite reflective of the 1960s in
: both content and style.
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: What were the things that disturbed and intrigued you
: about it?
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: Two months ago I read Fowles's next book, The French
: Lieutenant's Woman. I enjoyed it even more than The
: Magus, and I think it deserves to be considered the
: greater novel of the two, but I'm glad I waited until
: now to read it because there are lots of literary
: allusions I wouldn't have appreciated a few years ago.
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: --Previous Message--
: I finished some days ago a novel by John Fowles
: entitled
: "The Magus". Beyond having liked it more or
: less, it left me disturbed and intrigued (I can see I
: havenīt been the only one). I know Sterling has read
: it, has anyone else? I would love to discuss it if
: there's interest.
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