false 150555 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 150555 37 859782 1908 The Magician (Penguin Classics) total:231|5:39|4:79|3:77|2:30|1:6| 231 808 371 32 6794 3.97 18771 2286 16815344 175635 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.54 209 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 4 3 true Sat Mar 01 23:31:08 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 00:09:08 -0800 2008 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14257/142... - for ...more...]]> 2536900 77275 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 3 2 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 11:53:48 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 03 08:40:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 44296590 804942 338713 0099289008 9780099289005 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173876125m/338713.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173876125s/338713.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/338713.The_Magician 3.67 6 1908 4 2 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 25 11:32:29 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 11:32:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 23326438 66384 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 4 1 false Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 13:33:16 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 27 21:44:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 39262646 1173019 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 4 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 22:38:40 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 23:00:34 -0800 2008 The real action of the book doesn't begin until halfway through, but the first half is not wasted. The characters are developed, and Oliver Haddo, especially, is shrouded in mystery. He's never a likable characte...more...]]> 62496199 1083711 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 4 0 false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 11:43:30 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 20:08:03 -0700 2009 real. I was not expecting him to describe fantastical creatures and go into supernatural themes. I did not give this book five stars because-whil...more...]]> 66143890 676747 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 4 0 false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 08:53:53 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 07:59:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 63422604 1040309 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 5 0 false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 07:13:44 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 07:20:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 33065398 697924 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 4 1 false Wed Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 23:18:42 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 09:39:25 -0700 2008 77343743 1309606 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 4 0 false Tue Nov 10 12:25:58 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 05:48:34 -0800 2009
S...more...]]> 79928393 764075 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 4 0 false Fri Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 19:05:37 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 19:09:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 46512912 1571853 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 4 0 false Mon Feb 16 08:12:05 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 08:55:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 52310463 2149241 338713 0099289008 9780099289005 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173876125m/338713.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173876125s/338713.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/338713.The_Magician 3.50 231 1908 4 0 false Sat Apr 11 12:18:46 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 12:24:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 62294488 2044516 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 2 0 false Sun Jul 05 22:02:58 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 12:27:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 55134456 804152 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 2 0 false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 08:04:59 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 08:41:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 16390568 633822 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 3 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 00:56:26 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 00:55:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 41838526 1108123 338713 0099289008 9780099289005 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173876125m/338713.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173876125s/338713.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/338713.The_Magician 3.50 231 1908 3 0 true Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jan 04 09:58:13 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 09:15:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 34147222 1494910 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 3 0 false Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 14:39:07 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 13:03:48 -0700 2008
The main character, Oliver Haddo, is based on Aleister Crowley whom Maugham knew in Paris at the end of the 19th Century. ...more...]]> 36300415 1659999 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 5 0 false Mon Oct 27 08:19:19 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 12 10:05:51 -0800 2008
The vocabulary in The Magician very much...more...]]> 6129543 46684 150555 0143104896 9780143104896 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392m/150555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216392s/150555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150555.The_Magician 3.50 231 The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham's most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid characters. In fin de siècle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves — until the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.]]> 1908 1 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 21:09:52 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 13:37:14 -0700 2007
From what I've read so far, WSM doesn't understand anything about love between a man and a woman. I'm open to convincing,...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=150555