The Collector by John Fowles

The Collector

John Fowles

288 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction classics thriller dark tense medium-paced
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Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, art student Miranda. Coming into unexpected money, he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believi...

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Community Reviews

3.84
based on 9,411 reviews

Moods

dark: 96%

tense: 66%

sad: 47%

emotional: 33%

challenging: 29%

reflective: 28%

mysterious: 19%

adventurous: 1%

funny: 1%

hopeful: 1%

Pace

11% of readers chose fast
57% of readers chose medium
30% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
23% of readers chose A mix
68% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

20% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

92% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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