640 pages • first pub 1915 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140185225
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 March 1992
Description
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham, wrote Gore Vidal. He was always so entirely ther...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,884 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
challenging 35%
sad 34%
dark 26%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 20%
adventurous 16%
funny 9%
tense 9%
relaxing 7%
informative 5%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 3%
Pace
medium 18%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 33% | No: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicidal thoughts, SuicideModerate
Death of parent, Cursing, DeathMinor
Misogyny, War640 pages • first pub 1915 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140185225
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 March 1992
Description
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham, wrote Gore Vidal. He was always so entirely ther...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,884 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
challenging 35%
sad 34%
dark 26%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 20%
adventurous 16%
funny 9%
tense 9%
relaxing 7%
informative 5%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 3%
Pace
medium 18%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 33% | No: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicidal thoughts, SuicideModerate
Death of parent, Cursing, DeathMinor
Misogyny, War