A young man, an antihero of sorts, goes in search of himself, and finds his sense of identity and reality turned upside down.

I found this book to be an amazing read and an intellectual thrill ride that kept me up 'til 3a.m. several nights and left a lingering air of paranoia and suspicion that followed me into the daylight (in a good way).

Fowles is masterful with his prose and storytelling. Don't listen to the reviews that say this book is pretentious or confusing; if you have some cultur... (show more)

A young man, an antihero of sorts, goes in search of himself, and finds his sense of identity and reality turned upside down.

I found this book to be an amazing read and an intellectual thrill ride that kept me up 'til 3a.m. several nights and left a lingering air of paranoia and suspicion that followed me into the daylight (in a good way).

Fowles is masterful with his prose and storytelling. Don't listen to the reviews that say this book is pretentious or confusing; if you have some cultural literacy (or access to Wikipedia) you'll do just fine with the literary references. Meanwhile, you'll be drawn into the game along with Nicholas and questing after the truth and meaning of it all. No, Fowles won't supply all the answers, but he does propose possibilities, and the book is better for it.

In short: Read it, read it read it! (show less)