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I read this as a buddy-read with a friend, and probably wouldn't have finished it if I hadn't done that. There were parts that were ok, but overall, I didn't enjoy it much, and I'm not sure what I've gained by forcing myself to complete it.
The primary character in the early part of the book is the wife of a coal miner, and later on her sons become focal points. The one thing I do think is done well is the picture Lawrence paints of the terrible life lived by miners and their families. The book i ...more
The primary character in the early part of the book is the wife of a coal miner, and later on her sons become focal points. The one thing I do think is done well is the picture Lawrence paints of the terrible life lived by miners and their families. The book i ...more
Jan 20, 2017
Marie (UK)
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it was ok
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In all honesty there were great swathes of this book where i was bored. Huge lengths of prose with no events or story. On the other side there are parts where the text is emotionally charged, it is real oedipus complex. I hated the character of Paul and whilst i initial admired how his mother dealt with the harshness of her life, i came to dislike her to. The whole was just a bit thin and watery
May 21, 2010
Lindsey
marked it as to-read
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Feb 24, 2013
Kathleen (Kat) Delaney
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Feb 19, 2014
Jayalalita devi dasi
marked it as to-read
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