L'Amant de Lady Chatterley (1928)

Not my cup of tea. I understand the draw for the story, but it's not for me. ( )

This is one of those books that it think its reputation is greater than its actual literary worth. Which is to say, I can find better written sex scenes in other novels and better written books about about the "death" of the man by industrialization.

On whole, its not necessarily bad, just full of long winded speeches on what it means to be a man, what it means to be a women, and why sex is good. I found the characters to be unlikable, from Connie who only falls in love with a man based on his perceived "manliness", that is, good sex with an opinion why he is a man, and everyone else is not. Regarding the man Connie has an affair with, Mellors, I found him to be abusive and condescending.

The other part to this is industrialization turning men into automata that only lives to work, and works to live. I understand why its in this book, but it wasn't well integrated into the story.

At times, the story really did grab my attention, but than it went onto some meandering lecture that went on for a few pages. I also appreciate the ending of the story, with everyone staying respectable, and gossip at a minimum.

On the whole, I'm glad to have read the book. But it won't be one I will be revisiting. ( )

Here's what I wrote after reading in 1987: "When it was written, it shocked many by its frank descriptions of sexual acts, use of four-letter words, etc. It tells a story of regeneration, though. Connie Chatterly's spirit, which had been dying, found life through her very sexual relationship with her husband's gamekeeper. Lawrence also was delivering a bigger message than personal regeneration, though. Society, he believed, had wandered too far from nature, its rhythm, its sexuality. As a result, civilization is being immobilized." You missed the messages concerning class and mind & body. Wow, if Lawrence thought were had wondered from nature in 1928 he'd be even more concerned now. ( )

I can imagine that this would have been groundbreaking in its day, but I hate-read it.

Constance egy szerelem nélküli házasságban él deréktól lefelé mozgásképtelen gazdag férjével, előkelő birtokukon. Az arisztokrata fiatalasszony szenvedélyes viszonyt kezd férje szolgálójával, aki nyers erejével és magatartásával, alsóbb osztálybéli származásával, és nem utolsósorban férfiúi bájaival legyőzi Constance minden fenntartását, és bűnre csábítja... D. H. Lawrence botrányos regénye máig felkavaró erővel tárja fel egy férjes, ám magányos asszony vágyainak szenvedélyes beteljesülését. A felvállaltan érzéki, sokszor pornográf jelenetei miatt többször tiltólistára került mű nyíltan szól a szenvedély erejéről, amellyel gyilkolni éppúgy lehet, mint új életet adni, vagy legalább elfogadni önmagunkat, vágyainkat, angyali és ördögi mivoltunkat.