Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

O Amante de Lady Chatterley by D.H. Lawrence

16 reviews

sarahyjackson's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A re-read outside the classroom for a book club. Look, certainly parts of the text should be and are criticized. But I marveled still about the questions Lawrence puts to his readers about self, partnership, class, and more. 

<Also, it is a profoundly unique experience to read a romance book in which the leads are not very likable.>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Infidelity

Moderate: Antisemitism, Homophobia, and Body shaming

clairew97's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual content, Classism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Misogyny

mrbean's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Lady Chatterley's Lover arouses readers' curiosity with its alluring, sensual gaze, enticing them with its philosophical critique on modernity, industrialisation, class, and sexuality. Lawrence passionately examines sexuality, portraying it not as a taboo but illuminating it as a beacon for physical and spiritual connection, unifying both mind and body—a complete emancipation that fosters a deeper, more meaningful connection rather than a mechanical one. Whilst the novel might have an exemplary opening, it doesn't extricate itself from its frustrating and equivocal ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment

ludmireads's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Classism, and Sexual content

chrisljm's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

every time i had to read the phrase bitch-goddess i frowned a little more each time. the reviews that said if it weren’t for the fact that this book was banned, no one would’ve read it are completely right because that’s literally the reason why i read it. this book may have been ahead for its time, but it really doesn’t hold up today. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Ableism and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual harassment

thejuliette's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Infertility, Chronic illness, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, and Grief