Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence

Sons and Lovers

D.H. Lawrence with Benjamin DeMott (Contributor)

400 pages • first pub 1913 (editions) user-added

fiction classics romance emotional reflective slow-paced
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D.H. Lawrence's great autobiographical novel is a provocative portrait of an artist torn between love for his possessive mother and desire for two young beautiful women. Set in the Nottinghamshire coal fields of Lawrence's own boyhood, the story o...

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Community Reviews

3.4
based on 3,575 reviews

Moods

reflective: 71%

emotional: 66%

sad: 38%

challenging: 37%

dark: 31%

tense: 11%

mysterious: 5%

adventurous: 3%

funny: 3%

informative: 3%

hopeful: 1%

inspiring: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

2% of readers chose fast
25% of readers chose medium
72% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
12% of readers chose A mix
83% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

39% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
53% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

94% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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