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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
oculus74's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
anasee's review
reflective
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
3.25
theimposter's review
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book is a captivating and informative story from the mind of someone who must have been considered weird and possibly even immoral in the time that it was written. It was apparently banned in the 60s because of the subject matter of sex for pleasure and for love. It was way ahead of its time in the feminist undertones and obvious disgust for capitalism and classism in the main character’s words and behaviors as well as the overall tone of the book. On top of all of that, it’s also a beautiful love story in a world of arranged marriages and marriages born from duty and expectation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism
Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
taushkis's review against another edition
1.0
if reddit existed in 1928, this would be r/worsttakes compilation
claudiohgh's review
challenging
dark
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
3.0
egarmon7's review against another edition
3.0
D.H. Lawrence's classic novel of a love affair between a genteel lady and her husband's gamekeeper has riveted audiences since its publication. This novel was banned in Lawrence's home country, England, until 1960 for his "explicit" descriptions of sexual encounters.
When Constance Chatterly's respect for her wheelchair bound husband, Clifford, slowly recedes with time, she embarks on a few affairs to feel alive again. However, she decides most men are out for their own pleasure and leave little to desire from the woman. That is, until she meets her husband's taciturn gamekeeper, Mr. Mellors, a war veteran who has returned to his hometown to become a gamekeeper because he feels unspeakably lost in the "modern" world he's returned to. So they began a, not necessarily passionate, but rather reluctant affair, that leads both of them to question the nature of relationships, marriage, and the trappings of an "industrial" civilization.
Wow. I hated every single character in this novel. There was not one redemptive character. Connie is afraid of her own sexuality and her reasonable sexual needs, and she doesn't do anything, even when she starts the affair with Mellors, to change that. Clifford is cold, selfish, too intellectual, and completely reluctant to let Connie be herself or to even attempt any sort of intimacy with her. And Mellors. Mellors is the worst man Connie could have "fallen in love" with. Mellors is a racist, woman-hating cad, who is two steps removed from a psycopath. The novel is less about the sex and more about the idea of sex, sex between classes, sex between a man and a woman, and what desire means to both parties. At its core, it's really a novel about the generations left after World War One and, in particular, England itself after the war; the disillusionment and complete abandonment of old traditions and class ideologies.
When Constance Chatterly's respect for her wheelchair bound husband, Clifford, slowly recedes with time, she embarks on a few affairs to feel alive again. However, she decides most men are out for their own pleasure and leave little to desire from the woman. That is, until she meets her husband's taciturn gamekeeper, Mr. Mellors, a war veteran who has returned to his hometown to become a gamekeeper because he feels unspeakably lost in the "modern" world he's returned to. So they began a, not necessarily passionate, but rather reluctant affair, that leads both of them to question the nature of relationships, marriage, and the trappings of an "industrial" civilization.
Wow. I hated every single character in this novel. There was not one redemptive character. Connie is afraid of her own sexuality and her reasonable sexual needs, and she doesn't do anything, even when she starts the affair with Mellors, to change that. Clifford is cold, selfish, too intellectual, and completely reluctant to let Connie be herself or to even attempt any sort of intimacy with her. And Mellors. Mellors is the worst man Connie could have "fallen in love" with. Mellors is a racist, woman-hating cad, who is two steps removed from a psycopath. The novel is less about the sex and more about the idea of sex, sex between classes, sex between a man and a woman, and what desire means to both parties. At its core, it's really a novel about the generations left after World War One and, in particular, England itself after the war; the disillusionment and complete abandonment of old traditions and class ideologies.
holland_kitchell's review against another edition
4.0
I have not seen the word "fuck" so many times in one book (8 times on one page, if I remember correctly, it's the last). It was a really enjoyable read. D.H. Lawrence can be kind of hit or miss for me. This one was a hit.
Merged review:
I have not seen the word "fuck" so many times in one book (8 times on one page, if I remember correctly, it's the last). It was a really enjoyable read. D.H. Lawrence can be kind of hit or miss for me. This one was a hit.
Merged review:
I have not seen the word "fuck" so many times in one book (8 times on one page, if I remember correctly, it's the last). It was a really enjoyable read. D.H. Lawrence can be kind of hit or miss for me. This one was a hit.
Merged review:
I have not seen the word "fuck" so many times in one book (8 times on one page, if I remember correctly, it's the last). It was a really enjoyable read. D.H. Lawrence can be kind of hit or miss for me. This one was a hit.
Merged review:
I have not seen the word "fuck" so many times in one book (8 times on one page, if I remember correctly, it's the last). It was a really enjoyable read. D.H. Lawrence can be kind of hit or miss for me. This one was a hit.
burpalot96's review
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated
3.5
alassea's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't realize the audio book was abridged until I'd gotten into it, and since my book club told me I'm mainly missing out on nature descriptions, I decided not to change it. I love the narrator, she does all the accents which is much appreciated.
The story itself, especially in its abridged form is mainly a lot of sex scenes, I totally understand there were people wanting to ban it back then. I love the fact that Connie gets to have some autonomy and the implied poking fun at the noblesse's life in Venice I laughed with. I also enjoyed the sex scene where Connie is not into it and her observations and the resulting conversation. There was much truth in it.
Overall for me though, this is a 2.5 star, rounding up.
The story itself, especially in its abridged form is mainly a lot of sex scenes, I totally understand there were people wanting to ban it back then. I love the fact that Connie gets to have some autonomy and the implied poking fun at the noblesse's life in Venice I laughed with. I also enjoyed the sex scene where Connie is not into it and her observations and the resulting conversation. There was much truth in it.
Overall for me though, this is a 2.5 star, rounding up.