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Lady Chatterley's Lover

By D. H. Lawrence

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780553212624

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Lyric and sensual, D.H. Lawrence's last novel is one of the major works of fiction of the twentieth century. Filled with scenes of intimate beauty, explores the emotions of a lonely woman trapped in a sterile marriage and her growing love for the Continue

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Lady Chatterley

A beautiful novel of woman's self-discovery. Constance Chatterley is stuck in an oppressive cycle of looking after her paralysed husband, Sir Clifford, and listening to he and his intellectual friends discuss philosophy among other topics.
Not entirely a Modernist text, Lawrence's novel harks bac ... (continue)

A beautiful novel of woman's self-discovery. Constance Chatterley is stuck in an oppressive cycle of looking after her paralysed husband, Sir Clifford, and listening to he and his intellectual friends discuss philosophy among other topics.
Not entirely a Modernist text, Lawrence's novel harks back to the realism of the 19th century. I enjoyed Constance's discovery of her own pleasure and satisfaction with the gamekeeper Mellors, and the simple relationship that fulfils her entirely.
I would probably recommend this book, but it’s not really a fuzzy, warm-feeling story. The ending is not one of happiness, and Connie spends most of the novel being confused and conflicted, and wanting to escape from her husband.

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Jemma said on Mar 28, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

I thought this book was ok. There were some interesting well written passages and it was a nice insight into the mindset of post WWI Britain. The writing style was easy to read with some nice turns of phrase. But I felt so many things let this book down.
My biggest problem was the lack of character ... (continue)

I thought this book was ok. There were some interesting well written passages and it was a nice insight into the mindset of post WWI Britain. The writing style was easy to read with some nice turns of phrase. But I felt so many things let this book down.
My biggest problem was the lack of characterisation. None of the main characters were likeable and I think the problem came from them trying to fill certain societal stereotypes rather than being real people. There was no interests in Lady Chatterley's life besides sex and babies. Lawerence took great pains to describe her as a "New woman" but she lacked any of the interests or intellectual capabilities of a new woman. Indeed it seemed all she wanted was sex and babies. The lack of interests could be justified to represent the boredom and emptiness of her life, but even with that consideration it seemed too much a literary invention and not enough like real life.
The Lover was just annoying, his switching between Derbyshire and "proper" English was just a bit mystifying. Supposedly representing the "common man" he was just oafish and annoying. While the book tried to bring up the ideas of socialism and bolshevisim it kinda did so in a very classist way. The working class people were portrayed as kinda stupid and annoying, and while the prejudice against them was clear, it almost seemed like Lawerence was trying to justify it. Likewise there seemed to be a blasting of women who wanted more out of life than simply to be mothers and that this was in some way making men "unmanly".
In many ways I felt like this was chick lit or a romance novel, but written by someone who didn't seem to like people much.
I must admit that I don't think I'll be reading anything else by Lawerence anytime soon.

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Robot-mel said on Oct 25, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

"Life always a dream or a frenzy, inside an enclosure."

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Amaliagua said on Aug 18, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Introduction/critical comment(s):

A young woman's sensual awakening is at the heart of the book [the author] called 'the most improper novel in the world'. Banned for many years for its frank depiction of sex, it was first published in England in 1960 and was at the centre of a sensational obscenity trial held at the Old Bailey. ... (continue)

A young woman's sensual awakening is at the heart of the book [the author] called 'the most improper novel in the world'. Banned for many years for its frank depiction of sex, it was first published in England in 1960 and was at the centre of a sensational obscenity trial held at the Old Bailey.
'In no modern writer are sexuality and creativity more deeply and intricately connected than in D.H. Lawrence' – David Lodge, New York Review Books
'Lawrence urged men and women to live, to honour the quick of themselves, to glory in the exhilarating terror of this brief life' – Frederic Raphael, Sunday Times

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Your Sources said on May 19, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

S'okay

Cool, a bit dated maybe, but very insightful in his writing - Connie the best developed character in this respect. Um, I liked the film, too.

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mrpeterryan said on Jan 13, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

I like this book. But I knew it from a very circuitous way. I first felt like watching some erotic films, then ended up finishing "Henry and June". I was impressed. Then I understood that people who liked this film also liked "Lady Chatterley's Lover". This was obsurd, but very logical. How many peo ... (continue)

I like this book. But I knew it from a very circuitous way. I first felt like watching some erotic films, then ended up finishing "Henry and June". I was impressed. Then I understood that people who liked this film also liked "Lady Chatterley's Lover". This was obsurd, but very logical. How many people were curious about this book merely because its literature value and nothing about the erotic scene? But I was utterly shocked by the fineses the author played and was impressed by the outsider coolness of the whole writing. He was more of a philosopher then a writer. His tone in the book was also very analytical rather than thespian. I am still working on it.

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Weilidaisy said on Oct 20, 2009 about the Unbound edition | Add your feedback