D. H. Lawrence and Ian McKellen - Sons and Lovers: Level 5

Pros: Sensuous; ahead of its time; poignant; visionary.

Cons: Sometimes there's too much ruminating; a bit too Freudian for its own good.

The Bottom Line: A captivating portrait of the artist story full of vivid descriptive passages and a skillful, poetic use of the English language.

Review: There's this guy named Paul Morel; yeah, like the mushroom. He thinks he hates his father who works in the coal mines, and thinks he loves his mother who does a pretty thorough job of nagging his father, while stifling Paul. Poor Paul is in love with a...

Pros: masterpiece, classic

Cons: depressing; reading lawrence is like taking a drug

Review: *I wrote this review back in 1997 for school. This is the edited version for epinions. It's wholly original except for quotations from the novel, of course.*

After reading this gem of a book, my first thought was, "Why, this is not a...

Pros: There's so much here – it's more than just a novel, it's a feast.

Cons: None that come to mind.

The Bottom Line: More than just a story; it is not until you begin to dig away at the novel that you discover there are hundreds of levels and ideas underneath.

Review: This was the first D. H. Lawrence book I ever read and it was so good that I had to read more of his work. However, I found that this was one of his very best novels and the others including Women in Love , were not as interesting. (Although ...

Pros: endearing characters, well written and great description. immediately captivating

Cons: my edition has multiple misspellings. there isn't much told of Annie and Arthur, two of the children.

Review: This book is quite gripping. Immediately you find yourself immersed in the world of Gertrude and William Morel. You understand their children's love and concern for the mother with growing resentment of the father. D. H. Lawrence's style compels you...