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Sons And Lovers (D.H. Lawrence) - Book Review

Mere Mortals

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Episode  ·  20:15  ·  Oct 13, 2020

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If you enjoy long, boring, tedious, conversation filled books, then look no further. 'Sons And Lovers' is the fictional story of a lower class English family living in the 19th century. It revolves largely around Gertrude Morel's two sons (William & Paul) and their unsatisfying relationships due to their overbearing mother. Her prolonged estrangement from her husband and vicarious living through her sons ultimately ends in a ruinous end for the whole family.Kyrin had this to say of his reading experience. "I take full responsibility for my lack of enjoyment and even the harshness of this review. After reading 10% I pretty much knew that this book had very little to offer me, but I stuck through it for the sole purpose of achieving my arbitrary yearly goal of reading 50 books. I found the writing overly descriptive and honestly think the same result could have been achieved in half the pages. Not my favourite book and one of the worst reviews I have given out in the past year."Timeline:0:00 - Intro & upcoming changes1:10 - Synopsis5:18 - Stifled ambition & vicarious living8:25 - Asexuality; divorcing the soul from the physical14:09 - Evocative and enchanting scenery14:47 - Interactions between the characters18:05 - A long, boring, tedious book18:50 - Pragmatic outcome; no book goalsAs always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20m 15s  ·  Oct 13, 2020

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