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reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i feel like i’d rate this book more like 3.8 or 3.9 stars?? i enjoyed the beginning seeing mrs morel and her relationship with her husband and how this effected the children (especially the sons) and how they viewed their romantic relationships. there’s william who grows successful and meets a seeming gold-digger who does really forget him months after he dies but these two sons constantly come back to their mother when the women of their lives seem to lack something. especially seen with paul, they’re constantly looking for a sexual gratification element or some kind of “deeper” relationship yet always expecting the societal barriers in what’s acceptable to say. paul specially seems to lack any care for the effect he has on the women despite his flighty personality, and even his mother does question this slightly. overall, i did. enjoy seeing how paul’s actions was a consequence of seeing his mother be physically attacked one second by the husband and the next be the one controlling the household w a mollified husband -such as his desire to hate and throw pencils at miriam when he finds her doing something he likes.
one thing i’ve discovered about lawrence is that his books are read easily, even when this book was over 500 pages it didn’t really feel it at times, especially during the first half.
the end is almost open ended? you see paul choose to walk towards the city lights rather than the darkness (this whole symbolism of hidden desires and everything) but you don’t truly know how well he will do this because even throughout the book he’s had this careless attitude to death, more his artist appeal shown in how he reacts when dawes attacks him in that one scene.
i did. enjoy the book, especially for one over one hundred years old. but i did. read this because i have a module on him coming the start of university in october. i just find lawrence as being a good writer and tend to enjoy his works more.
one thing i’ve discovered about lawrence is that his books are read easily, even when this book was over 500 pages it didn’t really feel it at times, especially during the first half.
the end is almost open ended? you see paul choose to walk towards the city lights rather than the darkness (this whole symbolism of hidden desires and everything) but you don’t truly know how well he will do this because even throughout the book he’s had this careless attitude to death, more his artist appeal shown in how he reacts when dawes attacks him in that one scene.
i did. enjoy the book, especially for one over one hundred years old. but i did. read this because i have a module on him coming the start of university in october. i just find lawrence as being a good writer and tend to enjoy his works more.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism