The Collector
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099743712 (009974371X)
Publish date: January 1st 1998
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Creepy. I distinctly enjoyed Frederick's POV (he's the collector) over Miranda's (she's the collectee).
This book has been showing up for ages on every list of things I ought to read practically ever, so after a few glowing reviews from people I actually knew, I decided it was probably time to read it. It is supposed to be the first real psychological thriller, and on that count it does seem to succee...
I loved half of this book and disliked the other half. The Collector is a classic horror story that has influenced many modern-day horror novels. In this book, a shy butterfly collector wins a bunch of money. He uses it to buy a house in the English countryside. He then turns the house’s cellar in...
I HATE THIS BOOK SO MUCH.But it's a good hate. The kind of hate every interesting author wants to create in sensitive readers.It's hateful and inevitably GOOD. Just the kind of book I'd love to write someday.
This was fun. A twisted fun. I mean this book is fucked up, in a vintage pulp fiction way. The writing was actually decent, hence the 4 star rating. Also the ending was fucked up, I will say one thing there is no happy ending, but life doesn't always have a happy ending especially in these circumsta...
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