Matthew M. Conroy reviewed The moon and sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham (Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham)
According to The Manchester Guardian review of 1919 (here quoted and contains spoilers) "Mr. Maugham …
Review of 'The moon and sixpence' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I liked this for a while, but I was never able to feel much for Strickland; his "greatness" is not well conveyed, and he's quite an asshole.
It didn't help that the book is sprinkled with racism.
I was amused to think of Mr. Peanut Butter playing the role of Dirk Stroeve. That was something.