Sons and Lovers: Original Text by D.H. Lawrence

Sons and Lovers: Original Text

D.H. Lawrence

390 pages • first pub 1913 (editions)

fiction classics romance emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

"The Bottoms" succeeded to "Hell Row." Hell Row was a block of thatched, bulging cottages that stood by the brook-side on Greenhill Lane. There lived the colliers who worked in the little gin-pits two fields away. The brook ran under the alder-tre...

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Moods

reflective 72%
emotional 63%
sad 43%
dark 35%
challenging 33%
tense 8%
mysterious 5%
funny 2%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
adventurous 1%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 22%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 87% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 26%

Loveable characters?

No: 52% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 79% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%

Average rating

3.39

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