The Trembling of a Leaf: Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Audiobook

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

" If you loved The Moon And Sixpence you will love these short stories. "

" Not loving the compilation of short stories. They are well written, but Somerset Maugham's novels are so much better. He is a fabulous writer and is great at development. While I think the themes in these stories (particularly in the third story) are powerful, and he has powerful motifs, I just don't feel like they have the same quality as his novels do. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" One of my favorite writers. Exquisite! "

" 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. "

" 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! "