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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Extensa novela maravillosamente escrita que ahonda de forma exquisita en la psique de una madre, y más exhaustivamente, en la de su hijo, con quien mantiene una relación muy del gusto de Freud que resulta inquietante. Paul, el hijo, tiene una personalidad caracterizada por una gran sensibilidad, un velo de melancolía y la incapacidad de mantener relaciones exitosas con mujeres, con las que se involucra romántica y sexualmente rehuyendo todo tipo de responsabilidad emocional para con ellas, a las que incluso llega a maltratar psicológicamente a raíz de sus propias indeciosiones e incertidumbres. Aunque aprecio su gran calidad literaria y la profundidad de los personajes, durante la mayor parte del libro Paul me resultaba bastante despreciable y me era muy difícil simpatizar con él.
Aún así... Es un libro que me ha dejado mucho poso y que sigo sin saber cómo descifrar. Ha sido una lectura ágil pero muy dura y triste. La parte final del fallecimiento de Gertrude es especialmente cruda, al igual que los sentimientos y emociones de aquellos que la acompañan hasta el final. El desenlace es asimismo agridulce, acorde con una novela que indaga en los efectos que tiene sobre la identidad del ser humano la niñez, capaz de rompernos y dejarnos secuelas que arrastraremos de adultos, haciendo que nuestras relaciones sean estériles y dañinas, incapaces de reflexionar y de ser conscientes de nuestros actos y cargando esas responsabilidades sobre los demás.
Aún así... Es un libro que me ha dejado mucho poso y que sigo sin saber cómo descifrar. Ha sido una lectura ágil pero muy dura y triste. La parte final del fallecimiento de Gertrude es especialmente cruda, al igual que los sentimientos y emociones de aquellos que la acompañan hasta el final. El desenlace es asimismo agridulce, acorde con una novela que indaga en los efectos que tiene sobre la identidad del ser humano la niñez, capaz de rompernos y dejarnos secuelas que arrastraremos de adultos, haciendo que nuestras relaciones sean estériles y dañinas, incapaces de reflexionar y de ser conscientes de nuestros actos y cargando esas responsabilidades sobre los demás.
It's been a while since I've read this one...But I vaguely remember being disillusioned by it. A very depressing, realist novel that raises some very important points about the working class that still resonate today.
It was a little boring at times and women are often treated very harshly throughout. I love D H Lawrence's honesty, but it was somewhat brutal.
Has stuck with me since, so worth a read if you've got a little while.
It was a little boring at times and women are often treated very harshly throughout. I love D H Lawrence's honesty, but it was somewhat brutal.
Has stuck with me since, so worth a read if you've got a little while.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
essentially, this is a tale of boys with major mommy issues. The mother pours her whole life and soul into her sons as she hates her husband, causing the two eldest to remain terrible attached to her and utterly incapable of having meaningful relationships with any other women in their lives.
while I really got frustrated with Paul and William's inabilities to detach from their mother and angry with her for making them that way because she was unhappy with her marriage, I do like Lawrence's writing style fairly well, and was invested enough to want to know what would happen next. Overall, not high on my recommendation list.
while I really got frustrated with Paul and William's inabilities to detach from their mother and angry with her for making them that way because she was unhappy with her marriage, I do like Lawrence's writing style fairly well, and was invested enough to want to know what would happen next. Overall, not high on my recommendation list.
challenging
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not as good as "Lady Chatterly's Lover" for me, but still a decent read.
challenging
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
Fuck this book. Don’t waste your precious time on this