Just re-read Cakes and Ale by Somerset Maugham. Delightful, wonderfully written book! Easy to describe the plot, but a little tougher to say what the book's "about". The book is told in flashbacks and certainly there's a major change in the narrator's maturity and life views as the book progresses. Also, there are some very interesting insights into the way authors view the world. But mainly, the characters, especially the key character Rosie, are extremely vivid and interesting. Quick read and highly recommended!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Cakes and Ale
Just re-read Cakes and Ale by Somerset Maugham. Delightful, wonderfully written book! Easy to describe the plot, but a little tougher to say what the book's "about". The book is told in flashbacks and certainly there's a major change in the narrator's maturity and life views as the book progresses. Also, there are some very interesting insights into the way authors view the world. But mainly, the characters, especially the key character Rosie, are extremely vivid and interesting. Quick read and highly recommended!
Recommended if I didn't like Razor's Edge?
ReplyDeleteI have never read anything else by Maugham, so can't say, authoritatively - uninformedly (?), I'd say, yes, give it a shot!
ReplyDeleteAha! I see now (May, 2014) that Jesse didn't like Razor's Edge, which I was thinking of reading, after really liking Of Human Bondage. Well, I'll give Razor's Edge a look, anyway.
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