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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
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
I read some short stories and "A Boy in the Bush" by Lawrence before I read this books. It was a dissapointment. In this novel there is none of the sublime romantic darkness of his other works. It is still a pretty good novel, however, he can be so much better. I recommend you to read the Prussian Officer (one of his short stories) to see how just how good he can be.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Way too many pages of nothing in particular. I’m glad I listened to this as an audiobook because I would have gouged my eyes out having to read this steaming pile of garbage. Plus the way the story literally led nowhere.
emotional
reflective
sad
"She knew it was wonderful. And yet, till he had seen it, she felt it had not come into her soul. Only he could make it her own, immortal… Almost passionately she wanted to be with him when he stood before the flowers. They were going to have a communion together—something that thrilled her, something holy."
There wasn't any porn in this one, I guess that comes later in his oeuvre 😭 Really good though, the characters are so vivid... would transitioning have saved dh lawrence?
There wasn't any porn in this one, I guess that comes later in his oeuvre 😭 Really good though, the characters are so vivid... would transitioning have saved dh lawrence?
sad
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
This was a very slow read and very long-winded. None of the characters are likeable and very two dimensional. Really struggled to finish reading this. Basically just about a man with mummy issues who treats women like crap.
This was the first D.H. Lawrence book I’ve read and I’m still undecided whether it will be the last. If I had to sum it up in one word, the word would be ‘okay’. Not brilliant, not awful – just tolerable really.
The story is simple enough – the story of Mrs Morel, who seems to have married the wrong man (a miner who drinks a lot) and puts her effort into her firstborn son, Arthur. Arthur is given every opportunity, sometimes at the expense of his sister Annie and younger brother Paul. When Arthur returns home engaged, Mrs Morel finds it hard to deal with and picks fault with his fiancé. Arthur then dies and Mrs Morel sets her sights on Paul. She controls nearly every aspect of Paul’s life and is a continual source of friction between him and his first girlfriend, Miriam. It seems no one is good enough for Paul and Mrs Morel will be the only woman in his life.
Lawrence is excellent at being able to convey thoughts and feelings of his characters within a few words. The portrayal of the different relationships – Paul and his mother, Paul and Miriam is excellent. Mrs Morel and Paul both love and hate each other, yet they can’t break or change the bond between them. Paul knows his mother is interfering with his relationships, yet he still goes back for more. You would expect Mrs Morel to appear overbearing, but she doesn’t – it is clearly written that she wants the absolute best for Paul and will do her damnedest to get it for him. Like most mothers!
Very well written but not my favourite 20th century classic (that is reserved for Richard Yates). Somewhat dull and bleak in places, but the strength is in the relationships between the characters.
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The story is simple enough – the story of Mrs Morel, who seems to have married the wrong man (a miner who drinks a lot) and puts her effort into her firstborn son, Arthur. Arthur is given every opportunity, sometimes at the expense of his sister Annie and younger brother Paul. When Arthur returns home engaged, Mrs Morel finds it hard to deal with and picks fault with his fiancé. Arthur then dies and Mrs Morel sets her sights on Paul. She controls nearly every aspect of Paul’s life and is a continual source of friction between him and his first girlfriend, Miriam. It seems no one is good enough for Paul and Mrs Morel will be the only woman in his life.
Lawrence is excellent at being able to convey thoughts and feelings of his characters within a few words. The portrayal of the different relationships – Paul and his mother, Paul and Miriam is excellent. Mrs Morel and Paul both love and hate each other, yet they can’t break or change the bond between them. Paul knows his mother is interfering with his relationships, yet he still goes back for more. You would expect Mrs Morel to appear overbearing, but she doesn’t – it is clearly written that she wants the absolute best for Paul and will do her damnedest to get it for him. Like most mothers!
Very well written but not my favourite 20th century classic (that is reserved for Richard Yates). Somewhat dull and bleak in places, but the strength is in the relationships between the characters.
http://samstillreading.wordpress.com
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A story of the love of a mother and the impact it has on her son’s love life.
Definitely so Oedipus complex stuff going on here. The first half was set up really well looking to an interesting second half however it fell short of what it had set up to be.
The set up of Paul and Miriam was beautiful, a sort of childhood friends to lover, yet Paul went to ruined it all with his desire for sex. Also his own mother’s resentment of Miriam played a huge part in Paul’s decisions in Women.
Lawrence writes beautifully, easy to understand and follow yet the characters flaws were a bit too much of a flaw for my liking.
Definitely so Oedipus complex stuff going on here. The first half was set up really well looking to an interesting second half however it fell short of what it had set up to be.
The set up of Paul and Miriam was beautiful, a sort of childhood friends to lover, yet Paul went to ruined it all with his desire for sex. Also his own mother’s resentment of Miriam played a huge part in Paul’s decisions in Women.
Lawrence writes beautifully, easy to understand and follow yet the characters flaws were a bit too much of a flaw for my liking.
challenging
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Written with such patience and care. Really didn’t make any concessions and was impossible to put down.
Stellar, I don’t want to rank this because with only 5s the ranking becomes meaningless but I can see myself reading more of Mr. HG if he were only American
Stellar, I don’t want to rank this because with only 5s the ranking becomes meaningless but I can see myself reading more of Mr. HG if he were only American