Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence

10 reviews

lozbot27's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I loved this book. To me Connie is one of the most relatable and sincere female protagonists I have ever read. As a young woman still trying to understand her sexual pleasure preferences and how to be a part of a relationship and read the other person, this book reflects a lot of my vulnerabilities. But the discussions on class, industrialism, romanticism and female independence, disability, war, and sexual preference are some of the many reasons why I recommend  people read this book. The men in the novel aren't entirely agreeable including Mellors, but they are interesting fully formed individuals. The language can be challenging but I felt it was accessible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Slavery, Xenophobia, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, War, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Misogyny

zosiablue's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Well. I had a lot of feelings reading this! First, it's the book every kid knows is filthy, but I didn't read it until age 42. It definitely would've felt VERY dirty if I read it as a kid. Second, it felt like the eroticism was clickbait to get to his real point: classism and socialism and feminism, and hating rich people, ambition, and status. Which, yeah man! Third, like main character Mellors switches between his Derbyshire and posh accents, it felt like the writing was sometimes very bad and then sometimes very brilliant. Maybe this was an editing thing! 

Regardless, it was a funny little book that affected me even though none of the characters were likable. And in fact, many of them felt unsettling. (Connie's dad??)

And I was expecting a different ending! But the ending we got is good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Classism, Sexism, Sexual content, and Infidelity

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Minor: War

yolanda_h's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Racial slurs

kat1105's review against another edition

emotional medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Mental illness, Classism, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Ableism, and Misogyny

sarahyjackson's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A re-read outside the classroom for a book club. Look, certainly parts of the text should be and are criticized. But I marveled still about the questions Lawrence puts to his readers about self, partnership, class, and more. 

<Also, it is a profoundly unique experience to read a romance book in which the leads are not very likable.>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Infidelity

Moderate: Antisemitism, Homophobia, and Body shaming

clairew97's review against another edition

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual content, Classism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Misogyny

mrbean's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Lady Chatterley's Lover arouses readers' curiosity with its alluring, sensual gaze, enticing them with its philosophical critique on modernity, industrialisation, class, and sexuality. Lawrence passionately examines sexuality, portraying it not as a taboo but illuminating it as a beacon for physical and spiritual connection, unifying both mind and body—a complete emancipation that fosters a deeper, more meaningful connection rather than a mechanical one. Whilst the novel might have an exemplary opening, it doesn't extricate itself from its frustrating and equivocal ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment

ludmireads's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Classism, and Sexual content

chrisljm's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

every time i had to read the phrase bitch-goddess i frowned a little more each time. the reviews that said if it weren’t for the fact that this book was banned, no one would’ve read it are completely right because that’s literally the reason why i read it. this book may have been ahead for its time, but it really doesn’t hold up today. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Ableism and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual harassment

thejuliette's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Infertility, Chronic illness, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, and Grief