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The Virgin And The Gipsy by D.H. Lawrence

meraxes's review against another edition

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

2.5

booksarebetterjess's review against another edition

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4.0

Very enjoyable read. I loved the way the author describe the Gipsy and the Grandmother.

lili_in_wonderland's review against another edition

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4.0

If I had read this on my own I wouldn't have come up with the erotic analysis my Dr discussed in class .

I advice a Bible after this book

willablue's review against another edition

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2.0

Actual rating: 2,5

jaydeereading's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

andreastopit's review against another edition

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

3.0

rosekk's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a nice short read.

slafferty's review against another edition

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

2.25

Quick read, but not necessarily a good one. 

paulataua's review against another edition

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5.0

"Be brave in your body, or your luck will leave you. Listen for the voice of water"

Yvette is daughter of a countryside priest who has been brought up in a strict traditional family. Unlike her sister, she really feels her repression. In this world of prejudice and inhibitions, she is an ‘innocent’ with what appears to be an unconscious pull towards experiences that will free her.

She met his dark eyes for a second, their level search, their insolence, their complete indifference to people like Bob and Leo, and something took fire in her breast. She
thought: "He is stronger than I am! He doesn’t care!''


Fascinating story in which I am not sure if I am to see the events as leading to her losing her virginity or whether, being purified by the symbolic water, she is gaining her virginity, the ‘animal’ innocence lost in her repressive upbringing. Whatever the interpretation, it is a totally thought provoking read.

twoo_17's review against another edition

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challenging reflective medium-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

3.0