tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post9070707897281167983..comments2024-03-12T10:45:12.762-07:00Comments on moviesandsongs365: Book review: The Magus / John Fowles (1966)Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-49963663656118932112012-08-14T02:19:20.767-07:002012-08-14T02:19:20.767-07:00I will do! I'm a bit of a slow reader (easily ...I will do! I'm a bit of a slow reader (easily distracted by my tablet at times!) but this is the next book on my list after I'm done with The Lies of Locke Lamora.Jainahttp://time-wellspent.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-76664034174664506222012-08-12T13:15:18.219-07:002012-08-12T13:15:18.219-07:00@Jaina: If you read the book, let me know what you...@Jaina: If you read the book, let me know what you thought!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-86106457897655680132012-08-12T10:57:44.877-07:002012-08-12T10:57:44.877-07:00This review has definitely got me interested in th...This review has definitely got me interested in this book. Thanks for the rec, Chris!Jainahttp://time-wellspent.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-47170787437375235692010-09-05T02:55:31.132-07:002010-09-05T02:55:31.132-07:00Thanks for following my blog, glad you enjoy it. A...Thanks for following my blog, glad you enjoy it. Appreciate your thoughts on The Magus, and the recommendations. Haven’t yet seen "The piano teacher"<br /><br />I think people with mixed feelings probably didn’t care for the main character. Or perhaps were turned off by 600+pages, or maybe that everything is not what it seems got on their nerves. Also, some were confused by the open-ended last part.<br />I have seen on the web there is a love it or hate it kind of feeling towards Fowles’ book. But there’s always someone who liked or disliked something, I feel I need to look at the broader opinion on goodreads/librarything/amazon/etc, before I pick up a novel.<br /><br />I see what you mean about "After Hours" and "The Magus" being similar. Both are set in a surreal enviroment that confuses, but is seductive. Never made the connection before you brought it up. I’ll keep that in mind when I revisit After hours. <br />If you like this kind of story, I recommend you try the movie Sleuth (1972), the recent remake with Jude Law is crap BTW.<br /><br />I’ll be reviewing more of my favourite books (from the sidepanel), so stay tuned. Hope you keep visiting and commenting in future ( : Do you have a blog yourself?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-35842165811867076342010-09-04T04:02:23.883-07:002010-09-04T04:02:23.883-07:00Also: Another book I am in the process of reading ...Also: Another book I am in the process of reading and totally love but already know I would NOT recommend to everyone: The Piano Teacher, by Elfriede Jelinek.<br /><br />If you aren't up for reading it, Michael Haneke made a french film of it a few years back, under that title - The Piano Teacher (or "La Pianiste"). Check that out, too. The book's great so far but Isabelle Huppert's acting is still some of the best I've seen.<br /><br />Hope all is well.skweedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045232413326067123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-58682091611782242712010-09-04T03:59:05.145-07:002010-09-04T03:59:05.145-07:00Just have to say that I absolutely LOVE the Magus ...Just have to say that I absolutely LOVE the Magus - i found your blog because I just finished watching "After Hours" and wanted to see if anyone had compared it to The Magus - though you didn't mention them in the same context, I find your site very interesting.<br /><br />Regarding The Magus - this was a hard book to keep to myself while I was reading it. I kept wanting to share bits of it with everyone, quotes, passages, anything - it's really beautiful, definitely startling. I kept telling everyone they had to read it.<br />After finishing it myself, however, I realized how the book would be sort of cheapened if it were totally mainstream and adored by all the people who would adore it if they'd read it (i don't think anyone has neutral or mixed feelings on this book). Anyway, now I think of it as something I want to keep to myself, and maybe share with a few special friends.<br /><br />Nevertheless, did you see any similarities between "The Magus" and "After Hours"?<br /><br />I like your blog, will try to follow and will definitely bookmark (some people still use bookmarks?)skweedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045232413326067123noreply@blogger.com