bondolo@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Magus by John Fowles
Ultimately Unsatisfying
4 stars
At some level the confusion and lies are overwhelming. It definitely doesn't help that the main character is an entitled unrepentant jerk.
668 pages
English language
Published Aug. 15, 1978 by Dell.
A startlingly original novel about a young English graduate who takes a position as a teacher at a private school on a small Greek island. Bored and lonely he spends his free hours wandering alone until he meets a wealthy and mysterious neighbour. Soon he finds himself a victim of this man’s increasingly bizarre psychological games and obsessed with a young woman who may or may not be a willing participant in these games.
At some level the confusion and lies are overwhelming. It definitely doesn't help that the main character is an entitled unrepentant jerk.