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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
okay so, many different thoughts. lawrence seems to hate miriam and clara, for they lose all autonomy and individuality after they get with paul (who is such an unlikable man). don't even get me started with the damaging, toxic relationship between paul and his mother. don't get me wrong, i like mrs. morel but like... hello?
mrs. morels narration at the beginning was the best. the beginning was so strong with lawrences great, controlled prose, but the rest was lost. i liked the very ending and the beginning but thats it.
mrs. morels narration at the beginning was the best. the beginning was so strong with lawrences great, controlled prose, but the rest was lost. i liked the very ending and the beginning but thats it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Addiction
Богатството от изразни средства, с които обрисува своите безпрецедентни идеи, е едно от най-големите достойнства на Д. Х. Лорънс и това го прави точно като романа “Синове и любовници” – и авторът, подобно на книгата, не е копие на други автори и има своя собствена конструкция. И той като любовта между Пол и Мириам е едно абстрактно явление, за което, ако размислим по-задълбочено, ще разберем, че в действителност е фундаментално за човешката същност.
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sons & lovers is basically a personification of how paul is a momma’s boy
Ugh, possibly one of the most dislikable books I have read. I'm sad that it was the first D.H. Lawrence I read, b/c I am not inclined to read any more by him. While the first 2 chapters of the book I found gripping and interesting, centered on a woman in a loveless, abusive marriage and discussing the daily life of her and her mining family, once the protagonist switched to Paul, the book became a slog through repetitive language, long-winded events, and a journey into what others have pointed out is a quite misogynistic view of the relationships Paul has. I found him insipid, and while I think there is some commentary on the damaging relationship with his mother, I'm never quite sure if D.H. Lawrence wants us to dislike Paul as intensely as I did. Paul is so intensely changeable and violent towards those around him, and he only seems to feel things boiling intensely in his blood. Miriam and Clara could both be very interesting characters, as representative of intellectual and physical dichotomies, however Lawrence also seems to hate them, and resent and/or disregard their individuality outside of their relationship with Paul.
Anyway, after a promising beginning, for me, this book was only worth the feeling of accomplishment for the determination it took to finish it (and some of the scenes of nature were very beautiful).
Anyway, after a promising beginning, for me, this book was only worth the feeling of accomplishment for the determination it took to finish it (and some of the scenes of nature were very beautiful).
reflective
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
Why are semi-autobiographical books by men so painful to read? All of the characters are sorely unlikable and childish, there's no respite from their self-centeredness from start to finish.
There was an interesting plot developing in the first part of this book that I was actually emotionally invested in that Lawrence then abandons in the second part for his tried and true preferred plotline of people fucking badly in the woods.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Mother can't do no wrong. Boys who wanted to fuck their mom
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying
After reading enough references to D.H. Lawrence in other books, I figured it was high time to read some myself. The writing in this story is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful in places. The emotional landscape of Sons and Lovers is lush and varied and complex.
At times I struggled with the pacing and in places I became intolerant of the magnitude of angst; regarding the latter I may have appreciated this more if I had read it at a similar age i.e. my 20's.
I recognize the work for how ground-braking it was at the time it was written, upending social norms.
At times I struggled with the pacing and in places I became intolerant of the magnitude of angst; regarding the latter I may have appreciated this more if I had read it at a similar age i.e. my 20's.
I recognize the work for how ground-braking it was at the time it was written, upending social norms.