tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post214657056912914273..comments2024-03-24T13:45:25.132-05:00Comments on Bookfoolery : Some notes from The Painted VeilBookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-76712291017062244992016-08-08T22:04:27.895-05:002016-08-08T22:04:27.895-05:00I have read the book and seen the movie. I was ver...I have read the book and seen the movie. I was very sorry the way the book ended. However I did look up the "ELEGY" and still I am still not sure how the doctor intended his remark. Is she the Dog or was he? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359341594922962672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-66410871853948716732014-09-06T10:57:41.057-05:002014-09-06T10:57:41.057-05:00It's been two years since I read The Painted V...It's been two years since I read The Painted Veil and I'm afraid I don't recall but I thought neither of them softened in the book. I liked the movie's ending better, for that reason.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-38859064928330448332014-09-06T05:33:32.168-05:002014-09-06T05:33:32.168-05:00Do you think Walter forgives? Do you think Walter forgives? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-13593281886841804782012-03-01T18:40:31.145-06:002012-03-01T18:40:31.145-06:00Yeah, "chap" is good. I don't know ...Yeah, "chap" is good. I don't know what British people call women in a casual mode, other than "birds". Figured you wouldn't want to be called a thundering great bird. That just sounds rude, somehow.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-21089418385051555822012-03-01T18:19:28.877-06:002012-03-01T18:19:28.877-06:00LOL! I like being called a thundering fine gal! Bu...LOL! I like being called a thundering fine gal! But "chap" has a nicer ring to it. Too bad I'm not a guy. ;)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-84109926565567590722012-03-01T14:57:14.941-06:002012-03-01T14:57:14.941-06:00Cool, Zibilee! I like being a fire-lighter. I...Cool, Zibilee! I like being a fire-lighter. I'm very fond of Maugham and there is so much to think about and discuss in The Painted Veil. I do hope you'll find a copy. If you're a swapper, you'll find that there are plenty of copies available at Paperback Swap.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-80526166213450086412012-03-01T14:55:36.612-06:002012-03-01T14:55:36.612-06:00That Jenny, she's a thundering fine gal. Yes,...That Jenny, she's a thundering fine gal. Yes, that was very satisfying. :)<br /><br />Isn't the poem perfect? When I read that line -- which is very different from the death-bed line in the movie -- I was baffled. But, it makes total sense when you read the poem!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-66136490100886438662012-03-01T14:19:21.190-06:002012-03-01T14:19:21.190-06:00I have wanted to read this book for a very long ti...I have wanted to read this book for a very long time, but your post just lights a fire underneath me to find a copy!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-89272129728849032472012-03-01T14:01:42.407-06:002012-03-01T14:01:42.407-06:00I wish I could call someone that too! Lol. That po...I wish I could call someone that too! Lol. That poem is quite interesting when you compare it to the story. I'm glad you looked it up or I would never have read it.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.com