Sons & Lovers (Abridged) Audiobook

" i don't know about this book. parts of it were really beautifully written, especially early on but my god it dragged. glad i read it but can't exactly recommend it. "

" This book stole valuable minutes of my life, and I want them back. Perhaps I accidentally kept going back over the same five pages, but this book just seemed to repeat itself ad infinitum. I think I got perhaps half way through, after what felt like 5000 pages of him sitting in bushes with Miriam thinking about his mother. I had to choose between finishing this book, and retaining what was left of my sanity. Do not read unless you currently feel you do not have enough boredom in your life. "

" The writing is lovely but the tortured relationships Paul Morel has with his two lovers and his mother are laid out in an excruciatingly glacial pace. The subject of a broken marriage of an alcoholic miner and disappointed wife was more interesting than the uncomfortably close bond between mother and son, a subject matter which was just plain disturbing and sad. Now that's one way NOT to raise a son. "

" Before Freud? Before Freud? There must have been something in the air. "

" Assigned in my least favorite college English class; perhaps that's why I dislike it? #9 on the 100 Best English Language Novels of the 20th Century. "

" Oh. My. God. Talk about Oedipus complex! This guy is in love with his mom and no other woman will compare. The only thing that's interesting about this book is that it's semi-autobiographical and rather sexually explicit for its time. "

" Amazing in its insight. I am a mother of two boys and this blew me away. "

" not so strong emotion inside "

" A complex relationships between mother and son. Enjoyed this classic novel such a great writer that he was. "

" Usually when I hate a book this much, I don't finish it. This one I did and to this day still I want those hours of my life back, thankyouverymuch. "

" Spousal abuse, Oedipus complexes, agnosticism, coal-mining. In other words, 20th century England. "

" Quite readable and well written. A formidable writer, but somehow a bit empty still. "

" Read this for a book club. Perhaps it was scandalous when it was written in 1913 but appears very dated now. Tedious examination of a young man's relationship with women. I loved her, I hated her, I loved her etc. Not particularly well written which surprised me since the author is so well known. "

" My first experience with D.H. Lawrence, and I was very pleased by his writing. The book had some interesting events, but there were parts that you were bored with so much description. I believe the book was a bit too long (about 100 pages) otherwise it had some interesting part to it. "

" A Freudian reading makes it perfect, otherwise it is boring. "

" One of those novels that is so well put together that I end up loving it despite the fact that on paper it's not my cup of tea. I think the key to this one is brilliantly crafted characters, particularly the protagonist Paul. "

" The main character was a dull, wishy-washy mama's boy. Couldn't stand him, nor the way he treated others. "

" I've never seen someone get so worked up for kissing in my life. "

" I tried reading other books by D.H. Lawrence, but this is the only one that did anything for me. "

" I guess I should have read enough D.H. Lawrence to know that the relationships in his novels wouldn't be conventional. While I liked most of the work, I found the character Paul to be too autobiographical and overall unlikable. "

" Again, this one is part of my leather classics. Don't remember it - but know I read it. Need to reread it. "

" Not a huge fan. It's basically the story of an egoist character partially based upon on the young life of the egoist author. He had to of used the term "he hated her" about 100+ times. "

" See the flowers. Smell the flowers. Take them! Mother! Mother! "

" I can see why it was controversial at the time but overall I wasn't impressed. "

" Fairly interesting, although I admit a tad dry at times. "

" This book is fantastic. It takes Lawrence awhile to say what he wants to say but I found it to be worth the wait. Clara was a bore but I adored Miriam. Lawrence's obsession on love and hate existing as one is quite interesting. "

" BRILLIANT. Captures relationships between men and women and mothers and sons so well. Influence of the countryside and nature on the characters is beautiful. "

" This was a set book when I was at school. It was OK but I don't want to read it again. "

" This book was okay. The characters weren't memorable. The only bit of interesting language was the way he captured the dialect. Generally boring. "