petrauusimaa 's review for:

Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence

3.0

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Sons and Lovers is a book that has been sitting on my shelf for a really long time. It describes the mother-son relationship between Gertrude and Paul Morel. Gertrude, in a unhappy marriage, depends on her sons and lives through them; Paul and William then again suffer for this passion they have for their mother and are torn between their lovers and their mother. I am in two minds when it comes to this book. I do appreciate the writing style and how well Lawrence describes sexual awakening and passion; I found myself gasping at certain places and really do think that D.H. Lawrence is a talented writer. However, I found myself very irritated by his characters, especially the male ones. Especially Paul made me angry every time he opened his mouth (which was often since he is the main character in the book). Still, it was a good reading experience and the story kept me interested even though I wouldn't read this again.