tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684123802714909043.post3477224223463012001..comments2024-03-26T14:15:11.144+00:00Comments on Dave's Book Blog: "On human bondage" by Somerset Maughamdajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692913901619410684noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684123802714909043.post-88252304580154767502015-04-27T08:15:14.127+01:002015-04-27T08:15:14.127+01:00Thanks for this comment. Maugham is brilliant at b...Thanks for this comment. Maugham is brilliant at being able to convey character so subtly; Dickens on the other hand was brilliant at being able to make you believe in the most grotesque characters.<br /><br />I see Death and Mr Pickwick is coming out in May. Good luck!dajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11692913901619410684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684123802714909043.post-22514282475953116522015-04-01T08:35:46.308+01:002015-04-01T08:35:46.308+01:00I think Of Human Bond is one of the most unputdown...I think Of Human Bond is one of the most unputdownable books ever written. Amazing novel. When I met the American publisher of my own novel, Death and Mr Pickwick, he asked me what books had influenced me, and I named Of Human Bondage as one. Stephen Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131684050764917199noreply@blogger.com