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Of Human Bondage

Name: Of Human Bondage
Author: William Somerset Maugham

by William Somerset Maugham

1915•Drama•589 pages

Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeEmotional and realistic: a fresh novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

Of Human Bondage is a moving exploration of loneliness, obsessive love, and a young man's search for meaning and direction in life. Written in the third person, it tells the story of Philip Carey, a self-conscious orphan with a club-foot who learns medicine.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaRomanceComing of ageComplex relationshipEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

People with disabilitiesOrphansPhysically handicappedBildungsromansPhysiciansArtistsComing of ageEngland

Details

Author: William Somerset Maugham
Published: 1915
Pages: 589
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Source: Open Library

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