The Plumed Serpent
by D.H. Lawrence
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Read in October, 2007
I expected this book to be really difficult. It was in some ways. I loved it at first. I love the complicated, conflicted, complex and compelling woman main character Kate. I love how he captures the dread of the mexican spirit. The feeling of negative death swamping over everything that even I see in Mexico. The aztec culture mixed with catholocism, two idealogies obsessed with death, with epic suffering leading to gods without pleasure. Pure seriousness. But it is too much, overall. La...more
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Read in September, 2002
So, I love DH Lawrence--I devoured most of his novels while in highschool and decided to pick this up at the bookstore because it was a DH Lawrence taking place in one of my favorite places: Mexico. I thought I'd love it, well, other than the frenetic, fantastic description of Mexico City, I really hated this book. The tempo was slow, the story line not compelling and in the end I didn't even finish reading it, which I never do.
I'm not sure if my adoration of Lawrence's other books was just...more
I'm not sure if my adoration of Lawrence's other books was just...more
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Read in February, 2008
Lawrence is just amazing. The prose is this book is better than most of the poetry i have ever read. The spiritual philosophy makes this book contemporary and seductive. This is not a book about sex! This book is a study of the Mexican people, of finding ones own powerful soul, and mythology as a way to revitalize people who are weighted down with too much "progress". The book is my favorite Lawrence.
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Boring in the best way a book could possibly be, this follows a women who is clearly losing her mind but is keeping it together, although everything around her is quickly disintergrating. Beautifully poetic and internal, this book is a fantastic retreat from a boring life.
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Read in January, 2008
Not my favorite. Woman does not exists without man, man is god, the flesh is as holy as the spirit, even when the flesh (man's flesh) is confused and/or rowdy. Toss in a little Quetzalcoatl and Kate who remains unfused throughout the whole novel and that about sums it up.
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Read in December, 2007
Very romantic and uneven, which is perhaps the charm in a way. Some brilliant moments, challenging/interesting observations, but at its worst, dull and preachy, almost Ayn Rand-y. Pretty good for the subway, but not a great novel.
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Read in August, 2007
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Too soon to make a assessment
Learning much about Mexico in that period of time, but it is too early to see just what the point of the book is. I will revise this later to add some more remarks. I am only about half-way through the book.
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Lawrence + my own continent (a ways South, but here nonetheless) = a great passionate tale.
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I tried it... need to refocus and try again next summer.
I tried it... need to refocus and try again next summer.
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I think I will be re-reading this book soon.
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