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Book Review of The Magus (Revised)

The Magus (Revised)
The Magus (Revised)
Author: John Fowles
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Set on a fictional Greek isle, this weird tale abounds with psychological twists and turns as a teacher gets involved with a magician (?) and his horde of unstable minions. Is anyone whom they pretend to beright to the end? This is an interesting novel, although it is rather lengthy. It may also be a sign of that which is to come from this author. A major criticism is his ambiguous ending; if it can even be considered to be an ending, as both characters appear to have doubts. Well, what else can I say; read it!