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John Fowles – The Journals, Volume 2 from mob61uk 1383 days old
There’s a kind of psychological claustrophobia that creeps up on you in this book, as you become uncomfortably trapped in the head of John Fowles, or ...
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The Magus by John Fowles from mob61uk 1420 days old
It's been quite a few years since I read this marvellous book, but much of the magic still remains. This is such a rich book, full to overflowing with ...
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Alan Bennett - Untold Stories (final thoughts) from mob61uk 1456 days old
It may run to 658 pages, but it is the easiest, most enjoyable, and insightful book I have read in a long time. What is so endearing about Bennett is ...
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Bleak House from mob61uk 1462 days old
[ ... ] of other books patiently waiting for me to get round to them). Apart from some of the anachronistic dialogue, which grates at times, I think ...
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Goodbye John Fowles from mob61uk 1467 days old
[ ... ] Fowles' books, in particular 'The French Lieutenant’s Woman' and 'The Magus'. In general, though, he seems to have been distrusted in his own ...
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Alan Bennett - Untold Stories (continued) from mob61uk 1471 days old
Still reading this marvellous book. I've just finished a chapter which consists of a speech Bennett gave at The National Gallery (he is a trustee). ...
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