3/5 Stars (%60/100)
I've read this book while I was taking a Postmodern course. I admit that this book was even more difficult than the course itself. John Fowles is very talented, that much is true but the book itself is very complicated. Apart from the novella which gives the book its title, there are four other novellas in the book;
Eliduc
Poor Koko
The Enigma
The Cloud
We especially studied The Enigma in detail and it is the story that I liked the most. It is a metafictional detective story that deals with many Postmodern theories and ideas. It was difficult to read but the good kind of difficult. Somehow you feel very rewarded when you finish the story and actually understand certain things. The book itself might not be for everyone but it is definitely good.