The Razor’s Edge discussion

This may or may not be about Maugham's novel...
I had to enter a title in order to start a discussion topic. All I really want to do is identify a book based on a single character that I remember.
The novel was written by a British author sometime in the early 20th Century. It is a sort of bildungsroman.
The character that I can recall is a student (?) named Hunt who has the habit of frequenting prostitutes.
I have not read this book in 15 years or so and all my google searches came up empty.
Many thanks to whomever can help me with this!

Yes, positive that the student's name was Hunt. He was a friend of the protagonist who was also a student. One of their circle may have been a painter/writer. I thought that this might be Maugham but now that I think about it, it could be C.P. Snow...
I was able to identify another novel simply by plot details but I can't recall much of the plot of this novel. It is your basic coming of age tale set in Britain, specifically London.

Yes! I've found it... It is 'the Search' by C.P. Snow. I looked it up in Amazon and was able to view certain pages of the book.

I read this book a long time ago and I don´t remenber this character. I remember Larry a fascinating character, who could be a precursor of the hippie philosophy (a kind of). Women fell in love with him, but apparently he could never fall in love. Besides, the book describes many upper class characters that lived in Paris in the thirties. Eliot only thinks of the jet set. It´s a fascinatig description of life in Paris in the 1930´s, during the depresssion. Maugham narrates the story in first person as a secondary character. Isabel, who never stopped being in love with Larry, is a bitch. It´s entertaining.

Right on, except, you should mention that it is a beautiful read!

Dear Leo, yes, The Razor´s Edge is indeed a beautiful read. I read it when I was a teenager. Then I reread about fifteen years ago. Finally have you read The Razor´s Edge?

Yes, it reads differently in different points of life, doesn't it?

Dear Leo,
I´ve read another book by Maugham which is also catching, The moon and the six pence, inspired on painter Gaugin´s life. The protagonist´s name is Charles Strickland, but there are other characters indluding some prostitutes. Another good book by Maugham is "To Human Bondage". I can´t remember the protagonist´s name, but he also liked a prostitute, a bitch

The protagonista of To Human Bondage is Philip

Vera wrote: "The protagonista of To Human Bondage is Philip"

"Of" of, Of Human Bondage, but what's a preposition here or there.

I read this about 5 years ago and never forgot it for some reason. This time I'll buy it, read it again and make notes in it.

k e wrote: "Vera wrote: "The protagonista of To Human Bondage is Philip"

"Of" of, Of Human Bondage, but what's a preposition here or there."

Con permiso, I made my swarthy reply before realizing the writer is Brazilian. Lo siento.

Leo wrote: "Right on, except, you should mention that it is a beautiful read!"
You're right. It's a very entertaining book

Vera wrote: "Leo wrote: "Right on, except, you should mention that it is a beautiful read!"
You're right. It's a very entertaining book"

k e wrote: "k e wrote: "Vera wrote: "The protagonista of To Human Bondage is Philip"

"Of" of, Of Human Bondage, but what's a preposition here or there."

Con permiso, I made my swarthy reply before realizing ..."

You're right. The book name is "Of Human Bondage." Indeed I'm Brazilian..Portuguese is my native language, but that's not the reason for forgetting the right preposition. I've read this book maybe forty years ago...(laugh). I can speak English better than Spanish. "Lo siento" in Portuguese is Eu sinto

I knew Spanish was not the language of Brazil but I had no knowledge of any Portuguese (other than Aurelia's dialogue in Love Actually) and opted for Spanish to be friendly, figuring its closer than any other language I know (Lo siento versus Eu sinto, not bad, eh?).
Haven't read Of Human Bondage yet though I bought it last week as I'm in the midst of an obsession with early 20th century writers. I am somewhat enthralled with the chauvinism of British Colonialism, which meanders through Maugham's books, as read in retrospect it's no wonder the world is in the sorry state it finds itself these days. IMO, as long as one man feels he's inherently better than another man we, as a species, still have our work cut out for us.

Hello. Thanks for your kind message. As I said, I read Of Human Bondage such a long time ago that I can't remember the details. But I remember British chauvinism in Maugham's short stories, which take place many times in a British colony. Brazil has also been a colony, Slavery is one of our bad inheritances. We're still suffering from its consequences. By the way, are you enjoying Of Human Bondage?

I am taking a break from Maugham and am reading Gone Girl, so the break may be brief as this book is a page turner. Reading it is akin to riding a roller coaster and as I near the top, I have to pause till the following day before beginning my plunge down the other side. Yeah, its truly like that, an emotional/psychological, hair-raising ride through a modern marriage against the backdrop of our imploding economy. Perhaps Of Human Bondage will be a good follow-up to that?

Who is Gone Girl's author? It sounds amazing. I'm Reading Bonjour Tristesse, by Françoise Sagan..Of Human Bondage, as far as I remember, is slow motion compared to to the one you're reading...bye now...

The author is Gillian Flynn, her second novel I believe and an amazing piece of writing in my opinion. Had been waiting for it to come out in paperback so I could read at my leisure but the book had remained for too long on the NYT Bestsellers list so they were still pumping out hardbacks. Finally broke down and bought the hardback. Glad I did! Okay, off to bed for a little of Gone Girl to take my mind off of this oppressive heat we're experiencing. While you enjoy your winter. Brrrrrrrrrrr. (I'm jealous.)

Hi K e. Thanks for your reference. I'm going to look for it. Our winter in Salvador means an average temperature of 28 degrees. Anyway it's better than the summer when we get 30 -32 degrees for almost five months. I have a lot to read because I decided to go back to college to study Letters, which is very interesting. I'll probably come across some English writers along the course. Enjoy your summer...

This is without a doubt the best book that Maughn wrote. Great story telling with the added bonus of life changing spiritual information.

Can anyone possibly identify the book I share information on. I read it about 5 yrs ago and cannot remember the book title. Here goes:
A young woman accepts a teaching post in India to teach tele-marketing agents colloquial english. One young man becomes attracted to her but she does not share his feelings. He rapes her, she goes to authorities, nothing is done, he denies it and is about to get married. She gets her revenge (I won't say how). The young woman also befriends a man with elephant. Any one know this books title? thanks

Can anyone help identify a book for me please? Here are the details as I remember them:
- the book is set in australia
- the protagonist is a loner and goes to town a couple of times a year to sell his wood carvings
- he has constructed some sort of tree house in which he lives
- there is a scene in which a large snake comes visiting and this visit actually saves him from a sticky situation with villains present
- he is very familiar with the surrounding flora and fauna
- he rescues a girl or somehow ends up with one
- a bunch of villains come calling when they are shipwrecked near by
- the protagonist saves the day of course, having routed their nefarious stratagem