The Collector

Name: The Collector
Price: 1.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (4076 reviews)
Author: John Fowles

by John Fowles

Thriller Literary Fiction

4.0 (4,076)

4.0 stars from 4,076 reviews. Top 59% of Thriller books we track.

288 pages~4.8 hr readPublished by Little BrownPublished 1963-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy psychological thrillers that get under your skin through character study rather than jump scares.
You appreciate unreliable narrators and stories told from the perpetrator's perspective.
You want a book that feels claustrophobic and unsettling without relying on gore or violence.

Maybe not for you if...

You need a strong protagonist to root for or a hero's journey narrative.
You prefer plot-driven stories with action and external conflict.
You're sensitive to depictions of captivity, confinement, or psychological abuse.

About this book

The Collector tells the story of a lonely clerk who collects butterflies and becomes obsessed with a beautiful young art student, whom he pursues. The novel explores this obsessive relationship through the perspectives of both characters. Published as John Fowles's debut novel, The Collector became an international bestseller. It is regarded as a psychological thriller that examines the darker aspects of human behavior and desire.

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Currently on sale at $1.99 — 80% off peak. Price has dropped 8 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 299 days.

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Currently around #16K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 27% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.0★ from 4,076 reviews

Gaining approximately 23 new reviews per month. Steady word of mouth growth. Rating has dipped slightly from 4.2 to 4.1.

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