{"id":6471,"date":"2025-01-08T22:03:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/of-human-bondage-by-w-somerset-maugham\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T22:03:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:03:21","slug":"of-human-bondage-by-w-somerset-maugham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=6471","title":{"rendered":"Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Five words from the blurb: orphan, London, study, relationships, life<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It took me nearly 18 months to read this book, but I loved every page. It is so rich and detailed that I found myself regularly\u00a0re-reading sections; enjoying the feeling of being immersed in a world which no longer exists.<\/p>\n

Of Human Bondage<\/em> was published in 1915 and follows Philip Carey, an orphan, as he makes his difficult journey through life. It begins with his torturous time at boarding school and progresses through his adulthood; showing us both\u00a0the joy and the\u00a0pain of\u00a0his complex life. The plot is so wide-ranging that I won\u2019t even attempt to summarise it \u2013 it\u2019s easier to state that it contains snippets of all humanity.<\/p>\n

Philip Carey is one of the most vivid characters in literature. I loved the honesty of his experiences \u2013 his love, work, and friendship were all written with an insight that is rarely seen.<\/p>\n

The writing is outstanding throughout, with insightful passages on almost every page:<\/p>\n

It seemed to him that all his life he had followed the ideals that other people, by their words or their writings, had instilled into him, and never the desires of his own heart. Always his course had been swayed by what he thought he should do and never by what he wanted with his whole soul to do. He put that all aside now with a gesture of impatience.<\/p>\n

My only criticism is that some of the art sections did nothing for me. I\u2019m afraid that his\u00a0time in Paris bored me \u2013 I\u00a0much preferred\u00a0hearing about his relationships and his time spent studying medicine. I\u2019m sure I\u2019m being harsh in only rating this book 4.5 stars \u2013 with time I will probably forget the dull sections and it will grow to become an all-time favourite.<\/p>\n

This 700-page tome isn\u2019t a quick read, but I highly recommend it to anyone willing to put the effort into this rich, detailed book.<\/p>\n

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