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The Painted Veil is very good, I read it a few years ago and was pleasantly surprised by it. Good luck with your challenge!
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Thanks, Chatterbox! I'm really looking forward to reading more Somerset Maugham...I read The Painted Veil a year or two ago and LOVED it, but I haven't read any of his others yet! As for the Ayn Rand, I've never read anything by her either (although I've heard the stories, haha). So I'm very ...
... by Clive Barker, a man who scares my pants off no matter what genre. Candyman, the book version, still creeps me out.
The Painted Veil sounded familiar, so I bought it.
The Bodhran Makers I grabbed up because I knew a Bodhran is a Celtic drum, and then when I read the description, I ...
... The Slap
2. Foreign Affairs: Waiting
3. Prize Winners: The Known World
4. Another by a favourite author: The Painted Veil
5. 1001 Books: The Things They Carried
6. More 1001 Books: Dangerous Liaisons
7. Dystopian lit: The Things We Didn't See Coming by Stephen Am ...
... be a good broad theme that would easily incorporate Vietnam- and be before the war- and many other places. i'm finishing up The Painted Veil which i would highly recommend.
countries
... Tocqueville
9. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Progress:
Classics
I read The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham (replaced Crime and Punishment).
That means 4 done and I think the last 5 are reasonable.
Book Club Selections
This includes the 5 ...
The Painted Veil by W. Someret Maugham
... find it very original or deep, it's pretty short. I'd love to read more in depth about some of the topics he raised.
85. The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham - ugh. Some real potential in the story and the short summary made it sound like that potential was realized, but NOT. Oh well. Scratch ...
... and The Semi Attached Couple and the Semi Detached House. Instead of reading any of the above I am listening to The Painted Veil on audio and devouring Pattie Boyd's bio on her life with George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Hey, it's summer....!
Finished "The Painted Veil" this morning. Still deciding which book to choose from my TBR pile.
After finding "The Aspern Papers" (Henry James) in 1888 Venice, Italy, I've moved to 1920s Hong Kong with 'Kitty Fane' in "The Painted Veil" by W. Somerset Maugham.
On Weds, June 3, I used my B&N giftcard to add "Age of Innocence", "The Painted Veil" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns" to my library (& my TBR stack).
... might try it again here soon. I have a little more life experience behind me now. Ha!~! I, like yourself, have not read The Painted Veil , but it is in the bookcase waiting for me when I am ready for it.
Thanx again for the drop in. Stop by anytime.
belva
... heard anyone mention my favorite Maugham, Of Human Bondage. I consider it on a par with Razor . I have not read The Painted Veil --yet.
That is funny!~!
And I have The Painted Veil but have yet to read it. Maugham is a master at characterization. He was gay so.......perhaps that made it very easy for him to write in manner of which you speak. He was once quoted as saying; "I was a quarter normal and three quarters queer." ...
Nice review, NB! I'll have to check this one out for my TBR. I read Maugham's The Painted Veil several years ago and really liked that one. I have a confession to make, though: until I saw Maugham's profile here on LT to make sure it was the same person who wrote The Painted Veil, I thought he ...
I suggest:
"The Painted Veil" by Somerset Maugham
"A Prisoner of Birth" by Jeffrey Archer
Both are selections for a summer 2009 book discussion group (off line).
the painted veil
... tars
8. Shopgirl by Steve Martin (8/31) 4 stars
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ideas:
Children of Men, The Kite Runner, Stardust, The Painted Veil , The Beach, Little Children
thoughts:
- i love Evelyn Waugh. and i loved Brideshead Revisited. it was so much bleaker than Vile Bodies, ...
He's just not that into you
Coraline
The Painted Veil
Out of Africa by Karen Blixen aka Isak Dinesen
October Sky or Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
Gangs of New York
The Generals Daughter
Whats Eating Gilbert Grape
White Fang
White Squall or The Last Voyage ...
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Classics:
The Grass Harp by Truman Capote
Sound and Fury by William Faulkner
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Painted Veil by W Somerset Maugham
Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Fiction:
Abolition of Man by CS Lewis
This Present Darkness by Frank Piretti
Silent Spring ...
... Daphne du Maurier - done
3. Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell - done
4. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte - done
5. The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham - done
6. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - done
7. Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte - done
8. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad - done
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1. The Blind Assassin
2. The Last Report on the Miracles of Little No Horse
3. Journey to the Stone Country
4. The Painted Veil
5. Birdsong
Other standouts, in no particular order:
Hotel du Lac
The Lizard Cage (second reading, last year's fave)
The Doomsday Book
F ...
60. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
... to match each book based on what you have in your library.
With regards to books set in Hong Kong, have you ever read The Painted Veil ? Wonderful (but sad) love story.
... Found a book in the cottage I was renting for hubbie's birthday outside Bath. Lovely Penguin edition of Somerset Maughan the painted veil . When I added it to Librarything my spelling is so bad, it seemed as if I was the only person who owned it. Felt like an awesome responsibility to write ...
... Sounds fruity, I know, but a lot of times all you need to do is convince yourself of something and then it is.
38. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham. Another book by this man so short it could be a novella...but good nonetheless. The wife unlovingly manipulates the husband, but ...
... order:
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
Darkmans by Nicola Barker
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
Bonk: the Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
... wasn't terrible, but if the second and third book are ever published, I will probably give them as pass.
I also finished The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham.
I saw the movie first, so I can only see the book through the prism of the movie.
The movie had more story/setting depth, ...
Death Under Sail
Cakes and Ale
The Painted Veil
Tooth and Nail
The Handmaid's Tale
Trish: I was ultimately disappointed in The Painted Veil . It was an engrossing read, but I think it promised something more in the way of depth and insight than it ever delivered. I have not seen the movie, and I can imagine that it could be visually delightful. I may seek it out just for ...
... off the book. Much of the time, I am disappointed when I eventually read the book.
By the way what were your thots on The painted Veil ? I saw the movie and loved it. The scenery was just breathtaking. Did you see the movie?
... but I saved them for the new thread. :)
Borders:
Time's Eye, By Arthur C. Clarke - Book Group Read
The Painted Veil , By W. Somerset Maugham - Book Group Read
Heaven's Net is Wide, By Lian Hearn
Acacia, By David Anthony Durham
Empire Rising, By Sam Barone
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... wife
3. a passage to india
4. the dress lodger
5. the curious incident of the dog in the night-time
6. the painted veil
7. the namesake
8. midwives
9. the fortunes of indigo skye
10. breaking dawn
11. the pact
12. plain truth
13. into the wild
35. The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham
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#38 The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham. I read this after a wonderful experience with Maugham’s The Painted Veil . I found it fascinating, but not entirely satisfying. I have never enjoyed a story narrated by a disinterested secondary character, as this one is. Alth ...
Nickelini - some of us are doing The Painted Veil as a group read. I have read Maugham as a teen and revisiting him 30 years later is a delight. I think you would like him, Joyce. I am going to reread ALL his stuff.
and thanks, Marise. The Razor's Edge will be next on the list.
#150, emaestra: Wow, both The Painted Veil and The Savage Detectives are such great books, but I wouldn't have been able, and wouldn't have wanted, to read them at the same time.
... to see how the plot and ideas develop.
I would add my love for the time traveller's wife, so poignant and beautiful.
the painted veil is one of those books that I've always meant to read, perhaps one day!
I'm also thinking about writing my library dissertation on something to do with ...
The Painted Veil seems to be everywhere I turn lately. I'm intrigued. Do you find him challenging to read?
53. The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham
Wonderful story. Wonderful writer.
Intend to read his other books now.
... Unfortunately, that was the only book my public library had by him. I will have to hunt further.
I have started both The Painted Veil and The Savage Detectives but I am not far enough into either to comment just yet.
I finished The Painted Veil by Maugham last night and started When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka - my first Orange July book.
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51. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham (4/5)
I've just left New York's polite Society in The Age of Innocence and am now somewhere in China with The Painted Veil .
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#34: The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham. This book about infidelity and its consequences really knocked my socks off. It is a powerful journey through the mind of a ...
Is that really your own cover for The Painted Veil ? How can this be? Is this a reread? I love those old covers. I still have my original copy of The Catcher in the Rye, a Pocket Book that cost 50 cents!
Your description of This Above All makes me think of Suite Francaise, which was ...
... of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka - delighted to spot this one!
and from Powell's, for two group reads:
The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham
The Girls by Lori Lansens
and from the library:
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell, which I ...
30. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham.
23. The Painted Veil by W.Somerset Maugham
... Martin today and really looking forward to it.
#59, 60 - amandameale - I have to second LouisBranning's compliment of The Painted Veil - a lovely book. Movie is not too bad either.
amanda, I loved The Painted Veil , one of my favorites from last year.
... novel Sorry by Gail Jones. The prose was beautiful and I'm recommending this book to everyone.
Now reading The Painted Veil byW.Somerset Maugham - very good.
... interuped (dinner service and all that) wasn't too bad - good plane movie I thought. The last good movie I saw was the Painted Veil
My mother was raving about Four the other night - something to do with Vivaldi's Four Seasons being set in different countries around the world - the ...
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Mum insisted on buying me some books, and referred to me as "dangerous" whenever I took her to a bookshop.
We also got The Painted Veil , two copies of Breath by Tim Winton that were freshly signed (sadly he came and went as we were in the movies seeing The Painted Veil) and some other ...
... written down every book I've read this year and now I can expand on them and write mini-reviews. So here goes...
1. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
This was the first book I read this year and one I found enjoyable. I actually saw the movie first and I really liked it so I ...
I just completed The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham. Fluff?
zanix, The Painted Veil was on my list too.
... owever:
1. Anna Karenina
2. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
3. A Farewell to Arms
4. Tess of the D'Urbervilles
t5. The Painted Veil
t5. Swann's Way
Honorable Mention
Atonement
Les Miserables
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
... there:
1. Afghanistan
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Kabul, 20th Century)
2. China
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham (Hong Kong, 20th Century)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (19th Century)
3. England
All About Love ...
@112 - Julie - I have lived a thousand years is on wishlist. =)
This morning I left the Painted Veil of China to travel back to Alera to check up on what everyone is is up to there in Captain's Fury.
Thoughts on The Painted Veil can be found here:
http://tickettoanywhere.blogspot.com/2008/02/painted-veil-by-w-somerset-maugham.html
Thoughts on The Painted Veil
In Short: A story that is as beautiful as it is tragic. Kitty Fane is both a character to be loved and disliked. This is a slow, quiet story that contains a lot of power in its pages. This is a story worth reading and one that I will recommend to others.
Rating: ...
I finsihed reading The Painted Veil and am not sure what I am going to move onto next.
Finished The Painted Veil today. I really enjoyed it...and now I am at something of a loss on what I want to read next. I had a friend pick out a book for me (Three Cups of Tea), but I'm not sure that I want to read that one.
#17 The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
Thoughts to come soon
... I've been wary. But after reading this I think I might give some of his other books a shot.
I hope to finish Painted Veil at some point today....or early tomorrow....I somehow got roped into helping my best friend's sister move...during all this there will also be several kids ...
#6 Irisheyz77 - I hope you're enjoying The Painted Veil - it was one of my top 10 reads from last year.
#9 - AnnaClaire - I was intrigued by your comment about reading The Translator in large chunks. I could only read it in small chunks because of the heart-breaking content. It was a ...
I'm about 1/2 way through The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
... and decided to head off to 1920's era Hong Kong to visit with Kitty and her doctor husband in W. Somerset Maugham's The Painted Veil .
I finished Vale of Tears by Paulette Poujol Oriol and have begun The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
The darn library branch I went to didn't have The Painted Veil so that one is on hold for now. However, I picked up a pretty good stack of books, all of which I hope to read by my birthday on March 27. After that, I hurried home to finish House of Leaves for my 1001 category. That one had ...
... I only have vague memories, but I did think it was good.
If you're looking for another book set in another country, The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham is really fantastic. It was also one of those rare cases where I thought the movie was as good as the book (probably because it ...
Mine arrived yesterday as well--it's up next as soon as I finish The Painted Veil , which should be in an hour or so.
... Tiffanys by Truman Capote
4. Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
5. Evening by Susan Minot
6. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
#49 - LouisBranning - This was my first Maugham book but definitely not my last. I enjoyed The Painted Veil immensely.
mrstreme, Somerset Maugham's 1925 novel The Painted Veil made my favorites list for the year too.
... here, in order:
1) A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
2) The Muse Asylum by David Czuchlewski
3) The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
The Painted Veil by Susan Carroll
Edited to add:
There are several Emma's also. Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Kaoru Mori
I devoured The Painted Veil - I enjoyed it so much. Now, I will be starting When The Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka, based on recommendations by fellow LT members, lindsacl and cestovatela.
63) The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham ( review )
... book. =)
Last week, I read the good but heart-breaking A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell. This week, it's The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham. I saw the movie, so I am sure I already know the ending, but I am looking forward to it nonetheless.
... Zealand. Beautifully written and although there is some hope at the finish, I ended up feeling pretty awful. Just started The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham. Can't put it down. Anybody seen the new movie? Then it will be The Bookman's Promise by John Dunning and Black Orchids ...
... didn't help with the challenge. I'm catching up slowly, and I think I can still get to 50. Or at least damn close.
18. The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham (200p). A great novel - well, by the time I got into it anyway.
19. The Call of The Weird by Louis Theroux (256p). Having ...
Second Glance by Jodi Picoult
Lot's Wife by Tom Wakefield
A Perfect Spy by John LeCarre
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin
... a favorite of my book club, dara. We are reading Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham for our next meeting. I loved The Painted Veil by the same author when I read it last month and can't wait to read this one.
# 109
the painted veil is a pretty solid little book
I recently saw The painted veil . Excellent movie, in my opinion. Now I feel compelled to read the book (sounds strange, doesn't it?).
Bleu, I did not have time to watch The painted veil over the weekend, but I will have to do it tonight as it is a new realease and, as such, can be kept for a very limited amount of time.
... to be as drawn into the film - and it was certainly pretty to look at, but the drama wasn't quite there.
I haven't read The Painted Veil but did see the film - which I enjoyed (Edward Norton is so cute!).
I'll let you know how I like Rebecca - she's been on my list for a long time!
... it cannot compare to the book. But then, how many movies are on the same level as the books?
Tonight I am going to watch The painted veil , which we rented as it just came out on DVD. I heard it is very good, but I will not be able to compare it to the book, since I have not read it yet. Any ...
Hong Kong: The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham (audiobook).
Hey - I just started The Painted Veil yesterday on audio!
Today's aquisitions have been: The Weather Prophet by Lucretia Stewart (in the mail) and the latest Miss Zukas mystery by Jo Dereske hot-off-the-presses - Catalogue of Death (Borders with a coupon).
... Best Old Movies for Families
* Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser
* Pope Joan: A Novel by Donna Cross
* The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham
Kate Reading does an excellent job with The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham.
As far as Dickens goes, I read Our Mutual Friend recently as a 31-hour download from Audible.com, as read by Robert Whitfield (a/k/a Simon Vance, I believe). He's pretty good!
... Stain by Philip Roth
61) The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
62) A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell
63) The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
64) When The Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
65) The Hours by Michael Cunningham
66) The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
...
I usually keep my list posted on my Profile page, and here's the only novels I'm claiming so far:
1. The Painted Veil - W. Somerset Maugham
2. Then We Came To The End - Joshua Ferris
3. Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda N. Adichie
4. Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
5. Jamestown - Ma ...
cabegley, Maugham's The Painted Veil is just about my favorite novel of this year so far, hope you like it too.
... Barnes & Noble gift card today:
London: The Biography, Peter Ackroyd
Maps for Lost Lovers, Nadeem Aslam
The Painted Veil , W. Somerset Maugham
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader, Anne Fadiman
Housekeeping Vs. the Dirt, Nick Hornby
... (c) 25-Mar-2007 F
16. Darrell Bock : Interpreting the New Testament Text (c) 28-Mar-2007 NF
17. W. Somerset Maugham : The Painted Veil (c) 31-Mar-2007 F
18. Mark Helprin : Freddy and Fredericka (c) 09-Apr-2007 F
19. Janna Levin: A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines ...
17. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
I can't wait to see the movie version...while reading this one I could easily picture Edward Norton as Walter Fane, I bet he does a really good job.
The English patient, The constant gardener, The painted veil to begin with. Are you considering "old" movies as well, or only recent ones? If both, I would definitely add Of human bondage and Gone with the wind.
I will probably come up with more later.
:-))
... was done by english and american actors, but it certainly was about asia as were a passage to india, gunga din, the painted veil , the rains came, sadie thompson, the letter and apocalypse now. I think they should be included or would you rather have a new thread- or just ...
A Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion is being staged in NYC by Vanessa Redgrave.
(How perfect is that??)
The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham was made into a quite a lovely film recently.
The Hours by Michael Cunningham - an award winning book, an award winning film.
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SeanLong: Thank you for that beautiful review of Turgenev. I will add the Sketches to my list.
LouisBranning: The Painted Veil is on my MBUL (Must Buy Urgently List).
... is a lead-pipe lock for my 'favorite novels of 2007' list (see my Profile), along with Maugham's 82-year-old masterwork The Painted Veil , is just as purely amazing to me as everyone else.
angstrat, yes, I've read several of Maugham's novels over the years, mostly very enjoyable stuff, but I think The Painted Veil is the most unique of all his books. Maugham stated once that the plots of his novels were built from his characters, and that in the instance of Veil , the story ...
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My husband and I went to see the film version of The Painted Veil just this afternoon; I've read some Somerset Maugham I think in the distant past, but don't remember it, and certainly had not read the novel on which this film was based. I'd be interested, if you see the film, ...
LouisBranning, I picked up The Painted Veil in part because it was raved about here by you and others and also a friend's enthusiastic review of the movie. I thought I knew where it was heading, but now, about 2/3 through, I have no idea what's in store for the last 70 or so pages. I love so ...
angstrat, The Painted Veil absolutely blew me away, one of my favorite books so far this year.
... some of the music mentioned put me in a nostalgic mood and my list of songs to check out is a mile long.
Now back to The Painted Veil , which I am about 2/3 way through and loving so far, my first, but not last, Maugham.
It is pretty interesting reading the postings to this
LouisBranning in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 27 January 2007 (Jan 26, 2007, 7:06pm)I loved The Painted Veil , Erick, just read it last week, and it's really one of my favorites right now.
On January 22,2007 I've finished the book The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham.
Now I'm reading a different one. As of 0000H of Jan. 27, 2007 , I have so far completed 22% of the book Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller.
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Somerset Maugham's The Painted Veil is one of the greatest books I've read in a while and I was repeatedly amazed that a novel from 1925 could carry such a contemporary jolt and feel so timely, touching on a number of issues that are perhaps even more relevant today than they were back then. ...
... single one of them, and a bit of a let-down really.
Right now I'm a hundred pages into Somerset Maugham's 1925 novel The Painted Veil and really enjoying it so far.
... and left with the new Roddy Doyle novel Paula Spencer, along with the Vintage edition of W. Somerset Maugham's The Painted Veil .
... 14, 2007. Now I'm reading a new one.
As of 0000H GMT of January 20, 2007 , I have so far completed 32% of the book Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham . It's currently a movie that I expect to get an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay this January 23 .
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Hi everyone,
I've just read in www.moviecitynews.com that the movie The Painted Veil was nominated for this year's Best Adapted Screenplay in the Independent Spirit Awards... it's one of the critics awards that precedes the Oscars.
I think I'm going to consider the original book for my ...
(Just finished reading the book: The Painted Veil )
"There was a slight movement in the body, or the shadow of a movement; it was so slight it was like a breath of air which you cannot feel and yet for an instant ruffles the surface of still water."
I just finished The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham. I'm now reading The Bridge Across Forever by Richard Bach.
... 2006
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