
The Painted Veil
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Sophie Ward
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Critic reviews
"An expert craftsman....His style is sharp, quick, subdued, casual."( The New York Times)
" The Painted Veil, with its sadness, its moral tension, its irony and compassion, its building evocations of lust and terror and remorse, is a work of art." ( Spectator)
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Would you listen to The Painted Veil again? Why?
I would listen again; the reader was impeccable. Natural, believable, soothing. The narration was probably the best I have ever listened to.What did you like best about this story?
I most enjoyed that the characters are all so irreparably flawed and damaged. It was human. It was clear that their issues were a product of both the times and just the sheer fact of being honestly alive. Yes, some of their concerns were trivial. Yes, some of their reactions were overly dramatic. Yes, it was like listening to a train wreck as it happens. Isn't life really like that?Which character – as performed by Sophie Ward – was your favorite?
Kitty Fane. Of course, that was the main character and her perspective throughout the book, but she just did it SO WELL.Who was the most memorable character of The Painted Veil and why?
For me, the most memorable characters were all of them—I know, that's a cheater's way out, but none of the lives and situations are really cleared up or explained, so I was left wondering about nearly everyone, even if they had died. What were their real motivations? What would they or should they or could they have done differently? Did they ever find out that (fill in secret or lesson here)? Did anyone else eventually become a victim of the Cholera? I will never know the answers, and will likely think about those loose ends for a long time to come.Fools in China
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