Comments on: The Collector by John Fowles

By: blerina

blerina — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:50:02 +0000

I think the book was great. I took a great pleasure in reading it.I love the art of fowles.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:00:48 +0000

I actually found Miranda’s point of view very interesting. I think that’s because I love the relationship between Miranda and G.P. I also relate to her because I share her views on buddhism and art. I also despise people who don’t understand that. Throughout the novel I found myself loving some parts but getting bored at others, but overall i really enjoyed it. I genuinely believed Clegg would get help for Miranda when she caught pneumonia, however I think the way the novel ended and Clegg finding a lower class girl to kidnap helps the reader come to conclusion that we shouldn’t feel sorry for Clegg. Although I wanted Miranda to live and have her happy ever after with G.P, I found myself feeling sorry for Clegg at certain points in the novel so the ending helped me realise that he isn’t remorseful and was a cruel character. I would love to know what G.P was thinking when Miranda went missing, but my interpration is that he thought he was the reason disappeared.

By: Steinbecker

Steinbecker — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 00:51:03 +0000

Im on page 160. In the beginning, it was absolutely captivating, but when it started from miranda’s POV it became really really boring. I really just want the story to progress instead of re-reading what just happened from her POV. Still, I could probably deal with the re-telling of the same story, but it is made worse by her talking about her family and friends. A detail here or there would be fine but it is almost agonizing reading about her past life when its not very interesting and does not progress or add to the story. I am only continuing to read because I am sure once I get past this part it will become interesting again.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:50:54 +0000

I’m reading this for my year 10 English class at the moment. Part one, I could get through just barely. Everything after that was just so laborious to read. The novel didn’t pull me in at all. I found it very difficult to get into and to even care about the characters at all. I feel ripped for the two days of my life that were wasted. I very much would rather have been re-reading the fantastic books on my bookshelf.

By: TDandL

TDandL — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:42:17 +0000

Amazing book! A real good read. Read it in about 5-6 hours. Couldn’t bring myself to put it down!!

By: Grut

Grut — Sat, 22 May 2010 07:28:24 +0000

I also had to read this book for year 12 English and I do not like it at all. Clegg is a completely self-centered, supposed psychopath who kidnaps an innocent art student for his own benefit, claiming he loves her. How dare he? The more I read, the more I found I could relate to Miranda and gradually grew to hate the character of Clegg. Cleverly written, but Fowles must have a somewhat twisted imagination.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:53:56 +0000

I though this novel was amazing, it really draws you in. It’s so strange how at times you feel yourself almost pitying and sympathising with Clegg, but simultaneously despise him. I actually got quite angry with Miranda at times (political differences), and then really feeling for her. The ending was brilliant (horrible but brilliant). Recommend!

By: Icegirl

Icegirl — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:18:02 +0000

It is breathtaking novel! I am writing my thesis on it and it just keeps me thinking and thinking all over again. Very exciting!

By: T Fryman rdg

T Fryman rdg — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:03:50 +0000

I thought that the collector was a great book. As you start to read you think that clegg is a crazy man who couldn’t take that miranda didn’t love him. so he kidnapps her and hold’s her hostage. You think that clegg is a bad person but when you start to read you find out what type of person miranda is. you don’t think that the story will end like it did you think that clegg will let her go in the end but it turns out that the end is tottally different.

By: Ian Gross

Ian Gross — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:03:48 +0000

this book was one of my favorites and i don’t read very much but it was one of the best books i have ever read so far. i enjoyed reading it because it kept my attention not like some of the other books i have read in my day.
i give it an a for that.

By: RDAVIS rdg 20

RDAVIS rdg 20 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:54:22 +0000

I have not read many book but i must say this one was not very good.I did not like the book because of it changing back and forth.It jus seamed like the book just jumped from one subject to another.

By: adm 0003

adm 0003 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:28:35 +0000

I thought this book was good. As I read it, it left my mind thingking about what he would do next. You always had the thought that she was going to get away or he was going to that her good. Know would have never guess for it to end the way it did. I felt sorry for both Mirdanda and Clegg. As I kept on reading my feelings change for both of the. Miranda is just a _____ and Clegg is someone who really needs help. He don’t just collect butterflies now he also collect women.

By: JTACK RDG 20

JTACK RDG 20 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:21:45 +0000

I thought that this book was pretty good. As you read it though you think that it is going to end a different way than it does. He has got a really good imagination. at first you feel sorry for Miranda but then when you hear her side of the story you get to see what type of girl she really is. He collects butterflies but at the end he like to collect women

By: RR_RDG 20

RR_RDG 20 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:50:32 +0000

I just read the book the Collector in my reading class and as i must say it was okay. I felt really sorry for Miranda cause she really didnt get to live a life or had no contact with her family and the life that was going on while she was trapped kidnapped by him. I think that the reason why he changed at the end of the book cause he wanted the girl and she didnt want him so i think that is why he done what he had done. And is going to keep on doing the same with diffrent girls.

By: Rhonda RDG 020

Rhonda RDG 020 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:10:10 +0000

I just read the collector for my Reading class and I thought it was a okay book. I think that it ended wrong because Clegg should of been caught and pay for his crime. I felt sorry for Miranda because her life was taken away from her by a crazy man that didnt know the true meaning of love. Miranda wanted a family and children and Clegg took that away from her for what. She developed pneumonia and ended up dying and Clegg got away scott free to take someother innocent girl and keep her prisoner until her last day also.

By: Kayla/ RDG 20

Kayla/ RDG 20 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:16:56 +0000

Just recently in my reading class I read The Collector. At first I had a little sympathy and felt sorry for Clegg. There was this one girl that he was in love with but was unable to get. It was like there could never be anyone else in his dreams. Then as I read on into the story I relized that he was becoming syco. I felt so sorry for Miranda. I never imagined that to happen. I felt that if you couldnt get the love of your life you shouldnt kidnap them, that is just wrong. As the story was coming to and end I begin to hate Clegg especially the way he treated Miranda. I think that the least he could of done for the love of his life was take her to the doctor when she got ill. He was a cruel man.

By: Mistie -RDG 20

*Mistie* -RDG 20 — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:45:17 +0000

I have recently read the book “The Collector” at first when i started to read the book i was feeling a little bit sorry for Clegg. But as i read on threw the book i did not feel a bit sorry for him at all. I think that he is a very corrupted man. Now i did feel sorry for Miranda because of what she had to go threw especially at the end of the book. I think that Clegg should really get a new hobby and leave women along and stop kid napping them.

By: d tucker

d tucker — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:51:35 +0000

The Collector was the book i just read and it was an okay book. Fowle really kpet me on the edge of my seat. I liked when Miranda kept her diary that was cool. Clegg really needs to get a life and stop stalking women and kidnapping them. They both were kinda mean and hateful to each other but they had it coming to them. But you should read the book to find out for your self

By: KH RDG-202

KH RDG-202 — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:22:52 +0000

I never felt sorry for Clegg, I think you are what you make yourself, I did feel sorry for Miranda, couldn’t imagine being kidnapped and not being able to see the outside world, or having any contact with family or friends! I think the diary was way to long and was really boring. It really surprised me the way the book ended, and I really thought he would get her some medical attention, he doesn’t deserve to live! How could he live with his self every day?

By: Megan Planck RDG-020

Megan Planck RDG-020 — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:55:05 +0000

I’ve recently read the book “The Collector” by John Fowles at first I had felt sorry for Clegg because he was very lonely he didn’t have anyone but than later on in the book when I found out who he really was I thought Wow!!!!!! this guy’s horrible especially not taking Miranda the love of his life to the doctor when she developed pneumonia. I liked the book at first until it got to Miranda’s diary it kept repeating over and over and just talking about GP which was very boring.

By: Chezza

Chezza — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:50:25 +0000

The Collector by Jhon Fowles wasnt bad, i enjoyed it up to page 100 then when we were told the novel from Mirandas diary it got really boring. I felt it went too in depth about her friends and i got sick of hearing about this G.P

I didnt find it gripping now ive to write an essay on it and im not influenced at all.

By: Chris Lees

Chris Lees — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:37:52 +0000

Errrrrr.. I am English, and I’d like you to know that we actually can think of our own phrases, and would never call anything a “no-brainer”. We would actually refer to something as being ‘obvious’ or ‘clear.’ Indeed, we can think of our own words, and do not need to rely on your unnecessary Americanismns thank you very much.

By: Sally

Sally — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:31:52 +0000

Where can I find the book?
I am so keen now to read it? I already seen the movie … was fascinating yet i need to read it.

By: Caroline Wood

Caroline Wood — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:22:29 +0000

I thought the review was very well stated. I have the book and for some reason only read the beginning. I will though give it a read. I’ve seen the film and loved it. Terrence Stamp is amazing and he mood of the film is captivating. What I like about these characters is that they are flawed but in another way they are perfect at who they are and like the butterfly they are thrilling to watch. The layers of these characters are build and revealed and like the fine dust on a butterflys’ which enable flight to happen, it is the almost graspless aspect of this story that intrigues. I wonder what John Fowles thought of the film?

By: Feli_cia

Feli_cia — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:30:02 +0000

Although I`ve read many books throughout my existance,few of them have made me cry like this one in the last 10 pages.
It is exceptionally written,an it depends on the type of personality who reads such a book…I have totally identified myself with Miranda and therefore actually “lived” every word of this novel….
In a few simple lines I reccomend this book to everyone who wants to find out how NOT to treat women

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:44:51 +0000

I think this article gives too much praise to the novel. Though beautifully written, the book reached it’s climax on every level by page 100. After, it was a long ramble of Miranda reflecting and remenissing of her life before being abducted, and how she should call G.P after she gets out (if). And then the absolute expected happened, and the last three “chilling” pages of the novel are only welcomed with relief for the dreadful novel is at an end. An expected, boring end.

By: Kym

Kym — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:43:10 +0000

I enjoyed reading this book. The whole thrill and adventure. Fowle is one of my favorite authors to read now.

By: Charlotte Bailye

Charlotte Bailye — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:53:18 +0000

Another of Fowles’ intriguing, captivating novel’s. The inclusion of enigmatic characters captures our deepest imagination – I visualised and metaphysically re-lived Miranda’s experience within my irrational, subconscious – dreams.
G.P. is the most awe inspiring character. We visualise him through Miranda’s nostalgic rose-tinted spectacles creating the most beautiful description of G.P’s and Miranda’s (perhaps Fowles) thought provoking inhibitions released into the context of lyrical literature.

By: shreya

shreya — Tue, 29 May 2007 14:30:35 +0000

this book in my perception was quite interesting and intriguing … the last 3 pgs were the most disturbing in my perception … however i am doing this book for my extended essay for IB and cant seem to make a thesis on the relationship between normalcy and lunacy … the way he expresses crazy and lunatic ideas in such as cool fashion… it lies in the language i guess but i cant quite put my finger on it !!

By: Wanda

Wanda — Tue, 29 May 2007 14:29:43 +0000

A good review of a good novel!