A review by eileen_daly_boas
Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence

1.0

No spoilers. I remember liking Lady Chatterly's Lover, and was hoping this would be it's equal. But I think that this is a book that needs to be studied in literature class. The story itself wasn't enough to keep me interested. Pre-war England with coal mines and farms are given very accurate descriptions, but the love affairs are just, well...sublimated into a kind of sloshy amalgam of desire and godliness. Blech.
I'll freely admit that with time and effort, I'd appreciate this as a literary effort. But, good gravy, some of the characters take annoying to another level.
And, as a friend told me:you're often not sure if characters just consummated their love, or if they were just gardening.