The French Lieutenant's Woman Audiobook (Unabridged)

" I wanted to like this book. I really did. But in the end, I just couldn't. All the characters in this book were really just awful people. I didn't care about any of them. And I didn't find the style of writing nearly as novel as everyone else seems to. "

" I read this while in a lodge in Mendocino (CA coast) and the weather was grey, windy, wet...perfect! "

" Poo. I have no idea why I didn't give up on it quicker. I read most of it on a long train journey, I suppose with nothing better to do. By around page 180 or so, I wondered why I had even bothered reading so far. I then decided that since I'd got so far, I might as well finish it but started skimming the pages. By around 220, I decided I had better things to do with my train ride like staring out the window. (I'm trying to figure out in words why exactly I didn't like it? The story had the potential to be interesting. I suppose the way it was written just didn't capture my interest...) "

" I really loved this novel about Victorian sexual mores. Facinating book. "

" This book was such an unexpected treasure. Unlike any of his other works that I have read. "

" Would be my favorite Fowles, if it weren't for The Magus. An enchanting conceit of brilliant writing. "

" a love story with an ending I actually like "

" An interesting concept - telling a Victorian story with the wise eyes of a contemporary novelist. Though I felt that sometimes the author's commentary was too intrusive on the storyline. "

" Oh my God! I LOVED this book. I loved the story, I loved the two endings, I just loved it! "

" I felt manipulated but I liked it. "

" A very long time I kept thinking about this book after reading. Just for this I am so grateful to the author ;) "

" Utterly magnificent. One of the best novelizations of the ideas of Marx I have read. "

" Loved both the book & the film. "

" Read the book then watch the movie. You'll see why Meryl Streep is such a great actress. "

" I loved Fowles examination of the early development of psychology in this book, but found overall that the woman still remained an object for discussion which bothered me a little. Overall, I enjoyed Fowles style and development of the novel. "

" This book is great, and so is the movie (starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons). "

" Interesting well written book, but didn't like the characters. "

" It contains many experimental storytelling devices that I don't believe work very well. "

" Changed the way I think about reading. One of my 'desert island' books... "

" Great read of an historic love story. "

" This may be the worst book I have ever read. And yes, I read ever single page - damn high school English class! "

" The skeleton in the closet of steampunk. :) "

" Read in secondary school and I can't remember much about it except the heartbroken Sarah Woodruff stood on the Cob. Years later (2009) I visited the Cob at Lyme and stood on the end - in good weather I might add and it was treacherous enough then when the stone was wet. "

" Half way through and loath to stop. An interior story of the soul tested by adversity and the contrast between seeming and being. "

" I love how the narrator steps out from behind the curtain in this faux Victorian novel to comment on society, culture, and protocols in novel-writing. Very fun read, even if I never fell in love with the characters. "

" Occasionally over-indulgent in its own verbiage, but still endlessly clever and incisive. Central romance develops slowly but surely. "

" i couldn't understand the main character's motivation for anything she did... the book was well written but infuriating! "

" Although it was innovative, it was almost arrogantly written. "

" This was the first book I read that I had a true emotional reaction to the book, not just enjoying it or hating it. I cried. Now that is worth reading. "

" Blechhh.(Although I ultimately am happy to have read this book and might even recommend it to someone as odd as myself.) "

" Postmodern Sue Bridehead > OG Sue Bridehead "

" Admittedly, I mostly chose to read this book because the author was a friend of my grandpa's, and I had always wanted to read something of his, but despite this slightly unorthadox beginning, I really got into it. Not the most stunning book I've read all year, but still well worth reading. "

" Have read this book before at least four times. Always love it, especially the omniscient author and his asides to his audience. This is absolutely the best neo-Victorian novel ever written. Can't recommend it too highly. "