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Title: Well-wrought, magical realism
Review: The plot is now ridiculously common; man loves girl, girl loves man, "evil" other man ensnares girl, man and another girl and man's mentor attempt to save girl...I won't divulge the ending. I was surprised. This is the earliest work, I have encountered, that tells this story. Once I got beyond my thought of been there/seen this a million times in the movies and on t.v., I really enjoyed this work. I am continually impressed with Maugham's ability to write dialogue; the way in which he uses the interacting dialogue of his characters to advance the plot of the story. An early work of Maugham's and an easy, enjoyable read.
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