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Of Human Bondage

De: W. Somerset Maugham
Narrado por: Steven Crossley
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One of the most widely read novels of the 20th century, W. Somerset Maugham's masterpiece, Of Human Bondage, gives a harrowing depiction of unrequited love. Philip Carey, a sensitive orphan born with a clubfoot, finds himself in desperate need of passion and inspiration. He abandons his studies to travel, first to Heidelberg and then to Paris, where he nurses ambitions of becoming a great artist.

Philip's youthful idealism erodes, however, as he comes face-to-face with his own mediocrity and lack of impact on the world. After returning to London to study medicine, he becomes wildly infatuated with Mildred, a vulgar, tawdry waitress, and begins a doomed love affair that will change the course of his life.

First published in 1915, the semi-autobiographical Of Human Bondage combines the values left over from the Victorian era with the prevailing irony and despair of the early 20th century. Unsentimental yet bursting with deep feeling, Of Human Bondage remains Maugham's most complete statement of the importance of physical and spiritual liberty, a theme that resounds more loudly than ever today.

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Profound Philosophical Exploration • Masterful Character Development • Complex Protagonist • Beautiful Descriptive Writing
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Of Human Bondage is nothing short of magnificent and Steven Crossley is the perfect narrator. Highly entertaining; highly recommended.

Wonderfully Absorbing and Thought Provoking

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A story about life. No big historical heroes, just life. With all their ups and downs and uncertainties. Makes you think what you would do in his place. Wonderfuly written and narrated.

Excellent

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I absolutely love Maugham. Absolutely brilliant writer. And on top of it, the narrator of this audiobook adds such a beautiful touch to the story. 100% recommend

Wonderful narration

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Of human bondage is funny, moving, intelligent and witty while at the same time being unsentimental and sober.

When listening I really felt like the main character became my own personal friend. I wanted good things for him and I got so very frustrated with him when he insisted on constantly ruining things for himself.

I will give a small sensitivity warning, the book is somewhat classist, for example Mildred, the main protagonist's love interest is written as someone who is very vulgar and simple, which is a very common portrayal of working class women.It did not bother me that much, I just sort of imagined that some people simply are vulgar and left it at that. However, there are things further in to the book that are also described in very classist ways so if that bothers you, beware.

I listened with headphones throughout the book and so the narration was never that much of a problem to me, but some people have been complaining about the audio quality of this version, and so if you are going to listen to this on a sound system in a car for example, you might want to consider the other version that is available on audible. My advice would be to try the sample on each with the sound system that you will be listening to. But with this in mind I really loved Steven Crossley's narration, he read it really well and I loved the different voices he gave to the different characters and just how he said different phrases that the different characters used. Like his reading of Mildred's "I don't mind"-line is so perfect, you can literally hear her and see her in front of you.

And so a would I recommend this book? Absolutely, it is a masterpiece. I would also recommend this version, I have not listened to the other but the sample sounded sort of "flat" to me, but it all comes down to preference.

Possibly my new favourite novel

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This was my second book from W. Somerset Maugham. I tried The Painted Veil and liked it so much I decided to try a longer piece from the same author. The characterizations are superbly done. Although most of the characters are thoroughly unlikeable, I found I looked forward to finding out what happens next. The story held a lot of psychological intrique for me. So much of human behavior is just unexplainable and Maugham is able to skillfully illustrate with rich vobaulary and precisley drawn descriptions this oddity. There were parts that dragged primarly in the sections dealing with art and artsits and their correspinding philosophies of life or trying to find the meaning of life, but overall the book is a classic. The narrator did an outstanding job, too

A True Classic

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Everything about this book is very well done—the story itself with tremendous character development, riveting ups and downs in the protagonist’s life. The narrator was perfect.

Interesting, Entertaining, Involving

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It’s a classic. I had read the razors edge by this author 40 yrs ago in school. Re-read that and gave this a try because that book was so good. Not disappointed.

Excellent Story!

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You get the tortuous sense in this novel of growing up that we are prisoners of every circumstance contributing, even before birth, to our own character. Free will is an illusion. This does not make for an easy read. You’re reminded of all the disastrous “decisions” you ever made. But well worth the discomfort. And the narrator is deeply humane.

The Bondage of Character

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Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. My first read by WSM, and not my last. Expected it to be somewhat dated, but it instead it was a perfect capsule of the time within which it was written. This is one of those marvelous finds within the Amazon Plus collection. Narration outstanding as well.

Perfect novel

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I don’t understand the criticisms of Steven Crossley’s performance. It is excellent and consistent throughout, and I never missed a word. (Perhaps some listeners aren’t used to English accents?) As for the novel, it’s a blow-by-blow roman a clef about a prickly young man who is his own worst enemy. Lonely and anhedonic, he repels potential friends while enslaving himself to a horrible grifter who ruins him financially. Along the way he manages to become a doctor, finding satisfaction for the first time. He also meets a good woman and falls in love, sort of, The happy ending feels fake, but otherwise the book held my attention.

Beautifully Read

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