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Can I go back and read Rainbow after reading Women in Love. I didn't realize that Women In Love was a sequel. I checked WIL out from my local library and also found audio book for WIL on youtube. I listen to the audio narration while I read the hard copy. Makes it move along a little more for me and catch symbolic meanings. Like me, does anyone else find a little of Birkin in oneself?

Laura Actually, reading Women in Love first would be the way original audiences got the story because The Rainbow was banned. Lawrence couldn't find a publi…moreActually, reading Women in Love first would be the way original audiences got the story because The Rainbow was banned. Lawrence couldn't find a publisher for Women in Love until 1920, and even then he could only publish it in the US. (British publishers wouldn't touch it after The Rainbow debacle.) In addition, the two books aren't really sequels in the way we think of sequels today. They're more like two stories that have some of the same characters. So, I say go for it! (less)

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Now reading a book I checked out from my liabrary, Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence. I am also listening to an audiobook of this that I found on youtube, while reading the book. It seems to keep my mind from wondering and also brings some more clarity. I also keep a dictionary by my side, since a lot of the vocabulary and phrases are associated with pre-WWI. Am I the only one?

C. J. When reading Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence I always kept a dictionary by my side because I did not want to miss out on any of the subtle meanings of…moreWhen reading Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence I always kept a dictionary by my side because I did not want to miss out on any of the subtle meanings of the text just because I was not familiar with some of the vocabulary and phrases. I think it matters to understand the whole of the text to truly appreciate what the author intended.(less)

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Do you have to read The Rainbow in order to make sense of Women in Love?

B. I would say no. But D.H. Lawrence is an interesting author, so it may help to be familiar with his work beforehand.

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I had a disturbing discovery last year when I was reading Women In Love in a book and then switched to the Kindle version while on vacation. What I read on the Kindle, seemed wrong in text. Upon returning from vacation I compared the hardcover book text and the Kindle version. I saw there were significant differences between the two in words, phrasing, and format. I wonder if readers know about classic literature?

Paul Crafts I found a number of typing errors as well, or words seeming to be left out. As I understand Kindle books are transcribed by volunteers. Don't know how…moreI found a number of typing errors as well, or words seeming to be left out. As I understand Kindle books are transcribed by volunteers. Don't know how much editing or review of these transcriptions is truly done. (less)

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