- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (18 Mar 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141183675
- ISBN-13: 978-0141183671
- Product Dimensions: 20 x 12.9 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 426,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Perhaps the most famous of Lawrence's novels, the 1928 Lady Chatterley's Lover is no longer distinguished for the once shockingly explicit treatment of its subject matter--the adulterous affair between a sexually unfulfilled upper-class married woman and the gamekeeper who works for the estate owned by her husband. Now that we're used to reading about sex, and seeing it in the movies, it's apparent that the novel is memorable for better reasons: namely, Lawrence's masterful and lyrical writing, and a story that takes us bodily into the world of its characters.
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No one ever wrote better about the power struggles of sex and love.
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68 of 71 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although I, like many others, began reading this book due to it's risque reputation, I gained far more from it than I could have imagined. Connie's frustrations with the modern world and her desire for something better touched me, and echoed my own hidden feelings. Regardless of the manner of writing, the philosophical (some would say long-winded) side-tracking, and the sex that it is famous for, I enjoyed every page, every sentence...yes, every word. Any woman who says she cannot relate to Connie has either experienced nothing of nature or felt no yearn for love. As a 20 year old woman from the country who now lives in the town, I was entranced by the imagery of the landscape and the primal feelings it provokes within Connie, and indeed within myself.
To any woman, or indeed, man: Read this book and you won't regret a page.
To any woman, or indeed, man: Read this book and you won't regret a page.
40 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A book which has achieved more notoriety for its sex scenes (shocking in 1930, when the book was written) than for its character studies, Lady Chatterley's Lover focuses on the affair between Constance, the "sturdy" young wife of Clifford Chatterley, and the antisocial gamekeeper on the Chatterleys' estate in the remote midlands. Constance, Lady Chatterley, who married Clifford a month before he left for World War I, becomes his caretaker when he returns from war paralyzed from the waist down and impotent. A writer who surrounds himself with intellectual friends, he regards Connie as his hostess and caregiver and does not understand her abject yearning for some life of her own.
The distance between Constance and Clifford increases when Mrs. Bolton, a widow from the village becomes his devoted caretaker, and he becomes increasingly dependent upon her. In a remarkable scene, Clifford finally tells Connie that he'd like an heir, and he does not care whom she finds to be the father of "his" child. Connie, yearning for an emotional closeness which she has not experienced in a previous affair, soon becomes involved with Mellors, the estate's gamekeeper. Crude and anti-social, Mellors has an honesty and lack of pretension which Connie finds refreshing.
Throughout the novel, Lawrence creates finely drawn characters whose interactions and gradual changes are explored microscopically. The growth of love between Connie and Mellors is complicated by the increasing self-centeredness of Clifford, whose outrage at rumors of their affair is motivated by Connie's choice of someone so far beneath her. To Clifford, the separation of the social classes is an integral and inevitable part of life. Devoted to achieving financial success even at the expense of his workers, Clifford is depicted as a symbol of unfeeling aristocracy and government. Mellors, by contrast, is a strong man of character who stands up for what he believes, obeying his best instincts.
Dealing with themes of love, passion, respect, honor, and the need for understanding, Lady Chatterley's Lover is a complex, character-driven novel which, though dated, celebrates the driving passions which can make life worth living. The romantic scenes and language here are tame by modern standards, and the extreme behavior and willingness to flout convention by Connie and Mellors may be less realistic psychologically than what would make sense for a modern reader. Firmly rooted in the 1930's, the novel shows an insensitive Clifford adhering to the outdated values, based on outdated economic structures, while Connie and Mellors, freed from these conventions, explore their instincts and their humanity. Mary Whipple
The distance between Constance and Clifford increases when Mrs. Bolton, a widow from the village becomes his devoted caretaker, and he becomes increasingly dependent upon her. In a remarkable scene, Clifford finally tells Connie that he'd like an heir, and he does not care whom she finds to be the father of "his" child. Connie, yearning for an emotional closeness which she has not experienced in a previous affair, soon becomes involved with Mellors, the estate's gamekeeper. Crude and anti-social, Mellors has an honesty and lack of pretension which Connie finds refreshing.
Throughout the novel, Lawrence creates finely drawn characters whose interactions and gradual changes are explored microscopically. The growth of love between Connie and Mellors is complicated by the increasing self-centeredness of Clifford, whose outrage at rumors of their affair is motivated by Connie's choice of someone so far beneath her. To Clifford, the separation of the social classes is an integral and inevitable part of life. Devoted to achieving financial success even at the expense of his workers, Clifford is depicted as a symbol of unfeeling aristocracy and government. Mellors, by contrast, is a strong man of character who stands up for what he believes, obeying his best instincts.
Dealing with themes of love, passion, respect, honor, and the need for understanding, Lady Chatterley's Lover is a complex, character-driven novel which, though dated, celebrates the driving passions which can make life worth living. The romantic scenes and language here are tame by modern standards, and the extreme behavior and willingness to flout convention by Connie and Mellors may be less realistic psychologically than what would make sense for a modern reader. Firmly rooted in the 1930's, the novel shows an insensitive Clifford adhering to the outdated values, based on outdated economic structures, while Connie and Mellors, freed from these conventions, explore their instincts and their humanity. Mary Whipple
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a delightful little gem, well presented and beautifully written. D.H.Lawrence's exquisite use of the English language has been (and still is by those of repressed intelligence) grossly misunderstood since he dared to tell it 'like it is' to a society very much in denial; people living a half-life of pseudo-modesty. Sadly, there'll always be the hypocrites, of course, plus the tabloid mentality brigade who are unable to perceive genius when they're presented with it; it's their loss.
Do buy this lovely book, read, devour and enjoy it at leisure; let it's passionate honesty lift your heart to a better place.
Do buy this lovely book, read, devour and enjoy it at leisure; let it's passionate honesty lift your heart to a better place.
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So much more than just its reputation. Wonderful.
A book more infamous than it is famous 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' is one of those books that you feel 'you must get around to some day'. Read more
Published 26 days ago by R. A. Davison
A very good read
I have wanted to read this book for a long time so decided to purchase rather than loan. When a small child I can remember the furore over this book whilst listening to my parents... Read more
Published 1 month ago by dancingdiva
Marmite.
It's like Marmite in that you either love it or you hate it I suppose.
I feel both and have no happy medium. Positives first though. Read more
I feel both and have no happy medium. Positives first though. Read more
Published 3 months ago by FreeByrde
lady chatterly in the next century!
First read this in my twenties. It does not disappoint. Still very racy - and the'porn' (such as it is ! Read more
Published 3 months ago by lyndaordham
Sex and love, different or the same?
This is Lawrence's controversial novel in its brand new brilliant 50th anniversary edition
Lady Chatterley is living in coal mining country with a crippled husband. Read more
Lady Chatterley is living in coal mining country with a crippled husband. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Fenix Orion
Lady Chatterley's too small
I thought I'd catch up with an old classic, which I have never read. When it arrived I was very disappointed as the book is so small in size it is hard to read and therefore has... Read more
Published 5 months ago by David Stent
some poetry - and some dated political theorising and views about men...
I have not read any of DH Lawrence's novels for some years. Coming to this afresh reminded me of the reasons why - some of the writing is very vivid as is some of the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by William Jordan
What was all the fuss about?
I re-read this recently after first reading it at the age of thirteen. It's hard to believe it caused such a furore on first publication. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Pinlet
Lady chatterleys lover
I actually bought this for my grandaughter who is studying english literature and wanted the unbridged version, she was so pleased with the novel which has helped her studies
Published 6 months ago by Elizabeth Sheppard
good book!
Along with the the story itself, a section at the back details the legal troubles and controversies of the book, a nice addition which made for a lovely present.
Published 7 months ago by mr reader
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