Comments | christina_reads: Lady Chatterley's Lover

christina_reads

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Nov 09, 2011 22:32

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genre: social satire, era: modern, genre: fiction, genre: classics, reviews, era: 20th century, challenge: 11 in 11, challenge: 100project, country: england

Comments 4

wildfirewing November 12 2011, 03:35:00 UTC

I'm currently reading this on my Nook. (Downloaded for free!) I'm looking forward to finishing it up...you're right, though...it's not anywhere near as racy as my romance novels!

christina_reads November 12 2011, 03:51:00 UTC

Also, the sex scenes really are not described in a sexy way...after most of them, I was left thinking "Eww."

birdgirl_1107 November 12 2011, 15:42:43 UTC

I think you hit the nail on the head when you said that this isn't a story but a social polemic. I remember reading it with such anticipation - I was expecting some pulse-quickening, heart-stopping romance. It is definitely not romantic in any sense of the word - the very opposite if you ask me - and no matter how racy it was considered at the time, it is, as you say, decidedly not sexy. I remember wondering what the fuss was all about.

christina_reads November 12 2011, 16:02:39 UTC

You're right, this book is pretty much the opposite of romantic! Definitely a 'classic' that fell flat for me.