
Sons and Lovers
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Narrated by:
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Simon Vance
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By:
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D. H. Lawrence
Sons and Lovers, D. H. Lawrence's first major novel, was also the first in the English language to explore ordinary working-class life from the inside. No writer before or since has written so well about the intimacies enforced by a tightly knit mining community and by a family where feelings are never hidden for long.
When the marriage between Walter Morel and his sensitive, high-minded wife begins to break down, the bitterness of their frustration seeps into their children's lives. Their second son, Paul, knows that he must struggle for independence if he is not to repeat his parents' failure. Lawrence's powerful description of Paul's single-minded efforts to define himself sexually and emotionally through relationships with two women---the innocent, old-fashioned Miriam Leivers and the experienced, provocatively modern Clara Dawes---makes this a novel as much for the beginning of the 21st century as it was for the beginning of the 20th.
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Like Lady Chatterly’s Lover, the first quarter of the story dips your heart into a very specific place, and then the rest of the story is a contrast built around it.
Sons and Lovers is a worthy read, and like all other D.H. Lawrence stories, it sticks with you for a long time: the journey he takes you on.
Beautiful and lingering
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Classic
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Great beginning but 3/3rd in, boring
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DH Lawrence Classic
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As for our hero, Paul Morel, he loves Miriam/he doesn't. He wants to marry her/he doesn't. He loves Clair/he doesn't. Then he loves Miriam again/he doesn't. He wants to marry her/he doesn't. This vacillation continues until readers are saying "Choose, already!" He becomes a tiresome character. Finally, readers must imagine where his unsteady character leads him.
As for narration, Simon Vance has a different voice for each character, easy to discern, and even different voices for Mrs. Morel as she ages. Indeed, this narration makes listening a pleasure, even for those who aren't extremely fond of the novel.
Perfect narration, but what is Lawrence really doing?
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Sons and Lovers
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Amazing and poetic!
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Parenting affects the children's adult relationships
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The narration is very good, handling the dialect particularly well.
Good Prose and Essential Truth through Life
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A view into Lawrence’s psyche?
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