Comments on: Review: The Painted Veil, W. Somerset Maugham

By: Wally Jenkins

Wally Jenkins — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:10:35 +0000

Like some of you, I read ‘Painted Veil” after seeing the movie.Loved both of them.
I’ve been a Maugham fan for years and I’ve never found an author who equals him especialy in the short story department.
If you want to explore Maugham further, I’d suggest you try “Theater” that was one of his
earliest books.I just finished it and plan to read it again.
Wally
New York

By: S. Krishna

S. Krishna — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:32:40 +0000

I enjoyed this book a lot as well. I really want to see the movie – I think Naomi Watts and Edward Norton were well cast.

By: Fyrefly

Fyrefly — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:23:22 +0000

I haven’t read the book yet, so I can’t comment on how they compare, but I did enjoy the movie. The first part of it was hard to watch, since it was almost exclusively people being horrible to each other, but by the end, I really liked it.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:03:18 +0000

This has to be one of the best books I read in 2008! Glad to see you liked it, too.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:54:41 +0000

I read this book just this week and loved it. I read some Maugham when I was
young but it has been years since I read him. I didn’t know there was a filmed version
but I do like Ed Norton’s work, I’ll have to rent it. Thanks for reviewing this. I tire of only seeing reviews of new releases, I like to read and suggest oldies but goodies too.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:18:32 +0000

Thanks for the review. I don’t think I’ve ever read any Somerset Maugham.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:54:49 +0000

I enjoyed this one too. I saw the movie and it is very good. Ed Norton does a fabulous job. It’s a much more romantic film than the book, but I liked them both for different reasons.

By: Beth F

Beth F — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:46:08 +0000

Thanks for the review. I know I read this years ago, but can’t remember what I thought of it. I’ll have to drag it off the shelf and take another look.