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Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham
Of Human Bondage
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9781600966705 (1600966705)
Publisher: Classic Books Library
Pages no: 592
Edition language: English
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Burfobookalicious
Burfobookalicious rated it
5.0
This book chronicles the life of Phillip, from orphaned young boy to around thirty, set in the late 19th century and yet the story is so exquisitely told that a much longer period seemed to pass. Maugham tackles some weighty themes too, such as the meaning (or not) of life, class, death, gender, pov...
brokenbiscuits
brokenbiscuits rated it
0.0 Books of 1915 (Part Two)
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham It has been quite a few years since I read this novel, but I thought it was absolutely terrific and I remember it vividly. The story opens when the main character Philip is a lonely young boy with a club foot being raised by his aunt and uncle. As soon as he...
Book Ramblings
Book Ramblings rated it
5.0 Of Human Bondage
So I have been living with this book for almost ten days. Not so much reading it as living with it or perhaps even living in it. It is strange that I was led to read this novel by [a: Philip K. Dick|4764|Philip K. Dick|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1264613853p2/4764.jpg]’s science fiction novel [b...
nente
nente rated it
5.0 Of Human Bondage
Having originally rated this book four stars, I rated it up on returning to write a review. And let me tell you, that doesn't often happen to me.When I was reading Of Human Bondage, I wasn't always happy with it. Happy is not the word. Sometimes I felt exasperated, ashamed, angry - not with the writ...
KatieMc
KatieMc rated it
4.0 Of Human Bondage
A meandering story of the life of Philip Carey. The plot is not important as Philip's discovery of the meaning of life. And by meaning of life, I really mean lack of meaning. And while that sounds quite dank and depressing, it really is quite a liberating thing to know and accept your role in t...
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