Sons and Lovers by Geoff Dyer, D.H. Lawrence

Sons and Lovers

Geoff Dyer, D.H. Lawrence

654 pages • first pub 1913 (editions)

fiction classics romance emotional reflective slow-paced
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"She was a brazen hussy.""She wasn't. And she was pretty, wasn't she?""I didn't look ... And tell your girls, my son, that when they're running after you, they're not to come and ask your mother for you - tell them that - brazen baggages you meet ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,566 reviews

Moods

reflective 71%
emotional 66%
sad 41%
challenging 36%
dark 31%
tense 8%
mysterious 5%
funny 3%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
adventurous 1%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 73%
medium 25%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 27%

Loveable characters?

No: 52% | It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%

Average rating

3.4

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