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Date of Review: Dec 14, 1999
This book is quite gripping. Immediately you find yourself immersed in the world of Gertrude and William Morel. You understand their children's love and concern for the mother with growing resentment of the father. D. H. Lawrence's style compels you to read quickly and intently. Unfortunately, the copy I have from 1991 from the Everyman's Library has many typos, and the loss from this is great.
Lawrence conveys the expressions in people and their situations with such detail and understanding you feel you know them. With Ursula from THE RAINBOW I felt I knew her and that our similarities transcended the ages separating us. With Paul in SONS AND LOVERS you feel his pain and resentment when he goes to collect his father's Friday money from the pits. The conflicting feelings of Gertrude Morel are deep and of great consternation to herself and you, the reader.
I have recently read ADAM BEDE by George Elliot and THE RAINBOW by D. H. Lawrence. I am just finishing SONS AND LOVERS and have enjoyed it more than ADAM BEDE and as much if not more than THE RAINBOW. While THE RAINBOW has a windier road than SONS AND LOVERS it is a good read with lots to offer.
I hope you enjoy the tale as much as I have.
