![]() ![]() There came a point in the story when I felt like telling Paul to get a hold of himself. I found similarities with it in my own formative years, mostly around the town community, the industrialized nature of the town, the opportunities that were available for succeeding generations, being Paul's and his siblings, which history doesn't always make available, contrary to our beliefs in a progressive society ever present, and, yes, even in the relationship Paul shared with his mother. ![]() ![]() But Simon brought a manliness to the character that gave the character and the story real street cred. Till now I had interpreted Paul Morel as being a 'moony' overly sensitive mother's boy. Simon gave the story a dimension I wouldn't have thought of, and it was a powerful and deserving dimension. Another startling and objective fact about the book was in the way it was read by Simon Vance. The rest of the book was a very strong narrative, very well detailed and compelling, much in the vein of Tolstoy and later Hardy. Whilst Lawrence is usually remembered or known for his mooning and swooning excerpts, these sorts of narrations really only comprised 2-5% of Sons and Lovers. Otherwise I would have given it 4.5 stars. In this instance, I liked the book, I connected with it. I gave this book a five rating because I injected my assessment of it with a healthy dose of subjectivity. Where does Sons and Lovers rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far? ![]()
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