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Sons and Lovers

D. H. Lawrence

3.4 AVERAGE

lettrhead's review against another edition

4.0

Reread

flot's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

eviestarlight's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gabrielleh84's review against another edition

3.0

dark slow-paced

rolandsaintlaurent's review against another edition

2.0

I wanted to read this book for months, and now that I've finished it I can say that it was a terrible disappointment. The main character Paul treats the women in his life like absolute crap, and it's hard to care about a Mama's boy who can barely make decisions for himself. The mother in the book is a bitter, complaining shrew, and regardless of the first part of the book which explains why she's so protective of her son, you still want to slap her one. There are some good passages, but overall it's a dull book. I can only recommend this to someone who's interested in getting into Lawrence, or for people who actually want to read all 100 books on the Modern Library list.

michelle4949's review against another edition

5.0

This is such a beautiful, realistic, and depressing story. We are all Paul Morel in one way or another; we are also all his mother, Mrs. Morel, also. I'm in awe of how in D.H. Lawrence, his settings are so vivid and fitting that they are almost act as characters as well. This is a masterpiece.

mattmclimans's review against another edition

3.0

The only characters I really liked were Mr. and Mrs. Morel. The rest seemed really weak. Not a one of them held to the courage of their convictions. I especially did not like Paul Morel. I realize that he is a composite self-portrait of Lawrence, but his character wavered so much. Honestly, this novel could have been trimmed by about 200 pages. The movement toward the death of the mother dragged on longer than the end of the last Lord of the Rings movie. That said, I was touched by the ending. Mrs. Morel's death affected the entire community, even those who one would not have expected to care.