Women in Love Audiobook

" a beautifully written book. A book that makes you both think and feel deeply. "

" Lawrence's characters are well-developed psychologically, especially the males, which makes them interesting to read about. I preferred this novel to Lady Chatterly's Lover which I read a few years later and which gets all the hype. As a woman, it was interesting and amusing to read about women and sexuality from a male's perspective; all the stuff about 'penis envy' and the revered phallus was very new to me. "

" I fell in love with D.H. Lawrence after this novel. Like most loves, I suppose, I would like less of him after "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley," but still "Women in Love" takes the reader to great places and makes him/her eavesdrop on pretty interesting conversations. "

" Lawrence is writing philosophy so reading him is sometimes exhausting and to be done little by little. The chapters are almost a series of self-contained illustrations of ideas although there are characters (Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen, again) and a story (love, or course). For example, how to have a conversation with an acquaintance on the train in which one says all the things one ordinarily would not say; how loving one's sister and hating her are pretty much the same thing; whether the best way to be a person is to subsume oneself in another person or remain coherent and unmixed; the wonderfulness of thick, brightly colored silk stockings; and, finally, whether or not naked wrestling with a friend makes one gay. "

" I'm utterly ambivalent about my feelings towards this book. It was delightfully homoerotic and delivered on its promise of scandal; however, the unending emotional and philosophical roller-coaster became a bit too much. I'm loath to admit that I stopped about 70 or so pages from the end. It may have just been my mood or the fact that I did not read it consistently enough but I grew completely disinterested in all of the characters. I generally find discussions of freedom, will, and individuality in the context of relationships quite moving, but for some reason in the context of this novel they just didn't hit the spot. Preferring simple and stark language, the writing style, being so florid, was not really my taste and I found the repetition of such hyperbolic phrases (and overuse of the word loin) unappealing. I can see the appeal and appreciate it in the context of its epoch; but, this book was rather flat for me. Although I did find moments of humor and enjoyment, I felt more the pull to put it down soon after I had picked it up. "

" Words words words. Lawrence does have a flowerly style but this was a bit much. This is supposed to be his best work, but I loved Sons and Lovers so much more. "

" I liked it because it was funny, but not usually on purpose. "

" I read it as a school text in high school. It was very tedious to read the stream of consciousness style of writing and some concepts i just found perverse, like the star equilibrium which Birkin proposes. Imagery is vivid and often too intense. But i think there is a lot more to be gained from reading this again, if one ever feels up to it. "

" Have to say I did not get on very well with this book and could not relate to the characters at all. I did manage to get to then end but can not say that I enjoyed it. "

" Read it a long time ago but don't recall a whole lot about it. I remember liking it well enough but not enough to read it again or to write home about it. "

" While I appreciate Lawrence's writing style and character development, I found this novel difficult to get through. There is little plot to speak of and more philophosizing than I typically like in a novel. That said, I can definitely see how it would improve with discussion. Maybe I would have gotten more out of it had I read it for a class or book club instead of on my own. "

" I read this upon a friend's recommendation. I'd seen the movie version of it with Oliver Reed years before in New York and hadn't been very impressed. That played on the shock effect of portraying a homosexual encounter. The novel apparently also had a shock effect when it was first published in 1920, but would be very unlikely to disturb or challenge anyone today. Frankly, while well written, I thought it was boring and much preferred Lawrence's The Escaped Cock. "

" Most unusual. Very well written. "

" this is definitely a five star book for david herbert. the only knock is it's a bit meandering, but thematically it encompasses so many things. i loved the character Loerke in the end as a foil to Gerald and perhaps a more succinct explanation for what Birkin was trying to get across all along. "

" Also the movie was great "

" one of my all-time faves. "

" Read it from the British Council library a long time ago. I remember it didn't meet my expectations, which were somewhat high, after reading other books by Lawrence. "

" While this book continues the story of 2 sisters, Ursula and Gudrun, from Lawrence's book The Rainbow, I still enjoyed it without have ever read the former. "

" They don't write books like this anymore. "

" I have read like half of it, to be honest, it all went over my head. A bit too dry for my taste. "

" i read this mostly while on buses in London, which is probably why i think it's my favorite book. "

" I really loved some parts of it, finding other parts tedious and drawn out... Really not sure who I would recommend this to "

" Not an easy read but not because of the writing. The characters aren't particularly likeable and their negativity and disillusionment doesn't come across as well as the "lost generation" of Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. That said, Lawrence's writing is at times very beautiful. "

" Laurence can be annoying, but for his time he was so daring, putting his fingers on the pulse of life as honestly as he could. "

" I have no love for this book. I couldn't even finish it, and I can't remember the last time I didn't finish a book. "

" I read this and The Rainbow while in a foreign country for 3 weeks with people I could not communicate with (and frequently needed to get away from), with no internet, TV or phone service. These may be unfair conditions, but I loved it. "

" delicious, lovely language; took me a while to read but a peaceful read. "

" My favorite D.H. Lawrence novel. "

" Crazy characters, crazy plot... This book was awesome. However, with some of the characters, their judgements and opinions made me very angry, especially Birkin and Gudrun. "

" This is the book that I was supposed to read at university that famously annoyed me so much I threw it out of the top floor window in Methley Street. "

" Nobody can articulate the psychology of love like D.H. Lawrence. It's quite incredible. Just don't read it for plot, though there is a surprise at the end. "

" always wanted to read lawrence who has my birthday. fair reading... reminds me a bit of high school reading "

" I would give it a 4.5 if that was an option. "

" I really loved some parts of it, finding other parts tedious and drawn out... Really not sure who I would recommend this to "

" The irritating bits of The Rainbow come to the fore, but this one's probably more focused. "

" Give my a f**king break! Why did I love this when I was 19? What a misguided girl I was! "

" Any time I read this, I know I will take away something different, which is why it is and will become a precious favorite. Full of ponderings and musings that make you think more deeply about even the most insignificant events. "

" Lawrence as he writes. I found most of his books too similar in theme and views to want to pick them up again. "

" ...I will never think of `love` in the same way ever again...a tad bit too much existentialism for my taste... "

" Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence (2003) "

" Despite the abundance of sentimental language, length, and depressing charaters, I somehow became a fiend. Damn you, modern love! "

" I officially give up on this book. I simply can't bring myself to read the last 100 pages or so full of lamenting and relentless philosophical dialogue. I am sure there will be no happy ending and they will all live miserably ever after. I have heard enough. "

" The prose is seriously overdone, yet charmingly poetic and repetitive, and there is a searching quality to the whole, with its explorations of animality, male-female differences, spirituality versus materialism. "

" What a sexy book, love lawrence. Have many books by him but this is my fav. "

" I could not put this one down, well...except to use the restroom and go to work and stuff. But even those things didn't stop me at times :-) "

" This was not an easy book. The characters are almost too complicated for the reader to relate too. Still, it's got a dark feel to it that pulls you in and keeps you going until the surprising resolution. "

" This was not an easy book. The characters are almost too complicated for the reader to relate too. Still, it's got a dark feel to it that pulls you in and keeps you going until the surprising resolution. "

" I might need to re-read this. I read it as a teen and a lot of it was over my head. "

" I might need to re-read this. I read it as a teen and a lot of it was over my head. "

" Took me forever to get through, but I'm glad I hung in there. "

" Not an easy read but not because of the writing. The characters aren't particularly likeable and their negativity and disillusionment doesn't come across as well as the "lost generation" of Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. That said, Lawrence's writing is at times very beautiful. "

" I admire most of his writing but it has to be read in depth. I am studying his theory on ultimate love between two people, male and female. His descriptive pieces are out of this world. "

" I admire most of his writing but it has to be read in depth. I am studying his theory on ultimate love between two people, male and female. His descriptive pieces are out of this world. "

" Took me forever to get through, but I'm glad I hung in there. "

" Not an easy read but not because of the writing. The characters aren't particularly likeable and their negativity and disillusionment doesn't come across as well as the "lost generation" of Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. That said, Lawrence's writing is at times very beautiful. "

" its a psychological novel you should read it times and times and play the role of each character to understand the plot and the theme "

" its a psychological novel you should read it times and times and play the role of each character to understand the plot and the theme "

" Not my favorite book but it wasn't bad either. I kinda felt like it was dragging on and would never really get to the point. "

" Not my favorite book but it wasn't bad either. I kinda felt like it was dragging on and would never really get to the point. "

" Didn't care for this book. It was tediousfor me to read. "

" Didn't care for this book. It was tediousfor me to read. "