The Razor's Edge Audiobook

" Loved it - especially the juxtaposition of characters Larry and Elliot. "

" I really like this book after all. I thought I hated it when I started reading, but the story becomes so engaging. I am glad I kept on keeping on. Ha! "

" Very peculiar. The author is both the narrator and the minor character of the story. Heavy on religion and philosophy. "

" GOOD STORYLINE. GOOD CHARACTERS. "

" Somerset Maugham has a flair for writing and his style is understated yet distinct. But this book which I have been hearing about since a very young age as being a very powerful one fails to match up to that description. The rhythm and language are beautifully crafted but for me great literature is more about content. The protagonist certainly does not live on "the razor's edge". He is searching for meaning in life which is good but that in itself is not exemplary as the writer constantly tells us. Maugham himself appears uninspired as he admires the youth but himself seems to be content with doing surprisingly little which is probably why he thinks that Larry lives where he does. Having a war shoved in your face could be the catalyst to trying to understand the reasons for it and actively working for peace but Larry with all the literature at his disposal chooses to read spiritual books and become part godman. Isabel's husband lost some money but you would think that they were starving the way they keep on groaning about it. The honest working man has little need of soul searching. There is no need to spend years of your life obsessively looking for happiness because you have the leisure and be commended for it as if you had done something for society. "

" LOVED this book and it's themes. read it straight through once and then started it all over again... "

" I didn't like this one as much as some of his others, but I did enjoy it- the characters were original, and the setting (expats in Europe in the 30s) felt like such another world... easy to get lost in. "

" i loved this book. the characters are rich and fleshed out to its fullest. I loved how maugham made himself the narrator. it added a sense of reality to a fiction book. larry is very inspirational and i want to become him. "

" I wish I had read this when I was 20. Maugham's story is a timeless fable of balance in life. Loved it! "

" This is a great book about what a good life entails. It talks about getting what you want out of life and how you will get that which you want the most... "

" One of my favorites. Excellent writing and a very poignant and tragic tale. "

" Wonderful read. I feel like I've just spent an entire day in a cafe catching up with an old friend. "

" Tara introduced me to this and I love it. Everyone should read this too. "

" One of my favorite books of all time - literally could not put it down. So beautifully written - characters were full of depth. "

" it was a pleasure to read this book, the style of writing is pleasant without being much flowery.. the characters are tastefully described and explored as the story progresses and the narrative has the charm of someone very intimate recounting a life incident with all the magic of story telling. "

" This book is very amusing.....did enjoy the softness of the style...the amazing and amusing charachter's that mr.maghaum did create....the book did appaear before the same plot becomes a cliche...in the sixties and hibbis i mean "

" Read a review on the garden that highly underrated the book. The plot is hardly interesting, given the times we live in, where a man leaving his wife and family to discover himself is hardly new... but the writing, the writing! The genius of Maugham! "

" I just love the way W. Somerset Maugham writes: All gentleman-like even about the most debauched subjects. This is a good book for those in career transition or studying midlife change. Paul Guaguin did a honey of an about face in his life. Read it and weep. "

" fascinating. the main character is amazing and unique. "