As this book was written in the 1920s, it's what you might call...a bit racist. So that was awkward, but not out of touch with the times, and the plot was very good. I usually don't enjoy books that can be considered "classics" because I find them dry and slow, but this was very readable, and had a ...
This is so good.The Painted Veil, first published in 1925, is now considered a classic. That fact - combined with the cover, description and the reviews - had me switching into classic-reading mode. That might sound like I've gone a bit mad, but I mean that I approach classics with a different frame...
4.5 stars. A forbidden love affair. Analysis of gender roles. Philosophizing over the truth of a religious path in life. Criticism of class structure. Woohoo, I am THERE. This novel has it all. Before I get to the content and the societal critique this book presents, I need to say this book i...
Despite having enjoyed the first half, the book's ending was quite lackluster for me. Maugham does excellent imagery though, sometimes it's so simple but still beautiful and intricate.
A fascinating story, but sometimes badly written with odd similes (“The blue of the sky was clear like a child’s heart”) and convoluted sentences that are needlessly back-to-front and without additional punctuation to clarify (“I like the things that the people like among whom I’ve lived all my life...
This short masterpiece tells of love, betrayal, and a search for real meaning in life. Kitty is an attractive middle class Brit. The only real future for her is to marry well. But when she finds none of her suitors quite up to her hopes, and with her younger sister becoming engaged, she succumbs to ...
not at all what i expected, but hardly anything is anymore. the first few chapters were slow, but it was well worth reading them to get to the good stuff. Kitty's epiphanies helped me to come to a few of my own...
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