Rain and Other Stories Audiobook (Unabridged)

" As always, Maugham is highly readable; poetic and sad. This collection of short-stories set in the Colonial South Seas was a poor substitute for the tropical spring break I wanted, but still provided a pleasant distraction. "Rain" was especially poignant, after having seen the 1932 film adaptation. "

" I liked it. the book consists of a bunch of unconnected short stories set in South Asia and the South Pacific just after World War I, when no one knew the British empire was at its height and would soon start to crumble. Well, maybe Maugham knew. His stories are full of men "gone native", wistful for the simple pleasures of colonial life, eager to get as far away (literally) from the unending toil and superficial social structures of England. "

" Maugham's Rain is what I am most likely going to write my thesis on, so I'll keep my thoughts to myself for now. "

" Tahiti is gorgeously described here, but reading the whole book in one go as I did was a mistake, because Maugham's tales of Englishmen and Americans becoming dissolute in the South Seas are much of a muchness. Really, one could read Rain and The Pool and call it a day -- although Honolulu is a wonderful tale of the supernatural that I'd never read, which has a delightful trick ending. "

" what a master story teller! I dislike reading short stories, with the exception of W. Somerset Maugham's wonderful tales that transport you to a different era and exotic locations. "

" Rain was rather a strange story but after living through a tropical rainy season one can really understand it. "

" Thoroughly enjoyed each story, one of my favourites authors. "

" Beautiful, sad, ironic, disturbing .... a pleasure! "

" Very interesting stories due to the characters. All set in the South Seas.....mainly Samoa, American Samoa and Tahiti. "

" One of my favorite writers. Exquisite! "

" Sometimes stories are better told in 25 pages than in 250 . Maugham is a master and I think his best writing is in the short stories in this compilation. Some of my all-time favorite stories. "

" The atmospheres described in this book are unique. "

" Somerset Maugham is one of the best short stories writer I have the pleasure to read! "

" Some classics here: Rain, Red, and Mackintosh. Still a delight to read although a modern reader having done a short course on creative writing would probably complain about 'telling' not 'showing'. Maugham is one of the finest story-tellers, and that's what counts to my mind. "

" I adore the works by Somerset Maugham. They are wonderful and profound. "

" Written with Maugham's typical deceptive elegance; the desperation and despair of the failed American dream, interracial romance, Otherness, white supremacy, alcoholism, religious zealotry, and suicide all painted with a watercolor brush. "

" im happy to read this book.all of stories are deep and bring some feelings to me.amazing Maugham.actually i have been interested in him because he talked cynically about British food though he is British.haha,i love British food though! "

" A collection of stories about the life on the Pacific Islands. "Rain", the last story in the collection was my favorite. "

" Well-written narratives of Europeans in the Pacific Islands, but certainly not light summer reading. "

" Really enjoyed "Rain", "Mackintosh", and "The Fall of Edward Barnard". "

" I adore these stories more than I can say. "

" I almost never read short stories and don't think I've read Somerset Maugham, but I'm glad I did both. Good stories and good writing. "

" W.Somerset Maugham's writing is magical...I love everyone of his books I've read so far. This one does not fail me one bit. Beautiful. "