Lady Chatterley’s Lover
…is the classic novel I have been reading! And have just finished.
In case you don’t want to read through a post of me raving about D. H. Lawrence’s masterpiece*, I’ll summarise: it’s a good book, for the most part, and I definately enjoyed reading it!
And now for my wholly unwanted opinions on it. 
‘Cause y’know, it’s my blog.
I bought this book for a mere £2, mostly on a whim. I’d heard about it a long time ago, and it sounded pretty intriguing – it was not allowed to be published in the UK for thirty years after it’s initial publication, because it is filthy.
(Except, it’s not really.)
I must admit, it’s the reputation of the book that drew me to it initially. It helped issue in a sexual revolution! It used language that had never been used in a reputable book before! Oh, the controversy!
Of course, what was controversial and explicit in 1930 is pretty tame in 2010, so if you’re reading it in the hopes of being shocked, then it won’t do the trick.
That aside, however…
It is a really good read! The book delves heavily into class divide, the nature of modern men and women, and the culture’s obsession with money. A lot of it still resonates now. But the way it’s written is so passionate. The way D. Lawrence describes happiness, and love, and sex, and contentment is really rather moving. Or it was for me. It seemed so heartfelt; poetic without being too flowery.
At times, the characters irritated me – Lady Chatterley in particular. Her husband, too, but that was very probably deliberate, considering. All the characters were slightly two-dimensional, but worked well in the story…though I wish Connie wasn’t quite so… what’s the word? She seemed very needy, and somewhat low on intelligence. Maybe again though, that’s deliberate. It’d make more sense if you read the book. Go read it!
The other main character, Oliver Mellors, is awesome. A stony-faced, lewd commoner, and all the better for that. Some of his lines made ma laugh out loud. And Lawrence’s rendering of a thick Derby accent is incredible – I’m not familiar with the accent, but it is hella fun to read.
Well, I think that’s all I’m gonna say; I’d better stop before I’m throwing spoilers left and right.
A great book, and I highly recommend it! Great story, good fun, and of course, it’s one of the classics. Go buy it for cheaps somewhere.
*Masterpiece may be an exaggeration. It’s very good, though.
