The Rainbow
Written by D H Lawrence
Narrated by Paul Slack
3.5/5
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D H Lawrence
David Herbert Lawrence, (185-1930) more commonly known as D.H Lawrence was a British writer and poet often surrounded by controversy. His works explored issues of sexuality, emotional health, masculinity, and reflected on the dehumanizing effects of industrialization. Lawrence’s opinions acquired him many enemies, censorship, and prosecution. Because of this, he lived the majority of his second half of life in a self-imposed exile. Despite the controversy and criticism, he posthumously was championed for his artistic integrity and moral severity.
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Reviews for The Rainbow
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I thought that the first half, describing the early life of Anna, was great. Through 'Anna Victorix', I would have said that this was one of the best books I had ever read. The writing was beautiful and very moving at times. The characters were very sympathetic and, in this book, that mattered greatly for me. The second half, which described the early life of Ursula was not as satisfying. There were wonderful scenes and some more beautiful writing, but the storyline seemed awkward and forced at times. At the end, Ursula carries much of the weight of communicating the author's view of industrial society, but she is so changable and relies so much of emotion that she is not a reliable, or maybe just not a convincing, voice by the end.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Lawrence's knack for nailing his female characters is astounding. I said to myself more than once, "I know that feeling and never could've put it into words". However, there were a few places that the details were redundant to the point of tedium, and I skimmed through the rest of the paragraph.
The ending, like Lady Chatterly, was perfect, though not at all the way I wanted it to end. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rainbow is such a profoundly weird work; I know of nothing quite like it in English literature. A multi-generational epic of sensuality and consciousness set in rural England, the novel traces the lives and of several members, differing in nationality, gender, age, and social class, of the Brangwen family. The prose is hypnotizing, biblical, repetitive, chthonic, sumptuous and utterly, inexhaustibly original. I think Lawrence set out to write about the movement of blood in our veins more than the thoughts in our heads, and it is remarkable how far he succeeded.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lawrence at his best, holding together a tender narrative to portray the development of three generations as an ouvre to understanding homo religiosis.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5To be honest, I read about 3/4 of this book, then skipped to the last chapter. I love Lawrence, but could not handle any more of his lengthy sentences. This book (unless I missed some very important part) is about life. About the choices we have, and the difficulty in choosing the "right" path. Also about having to except things and people as they are.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This one was okay. If you’re looking for a classic English novel there are a lot better ones to choose from. My main complaint is that there would be a whole section devoted to one generation, but once you moved onto the next section with the next generation there would hardly be any mention of the first set of characters. At one point there was mention of one of the characters from the first section, only to let you know that they had died two years prior. It seemed really abrupt, like Lawrence got sick of the characters he’d written about and wanted to focus on and introduce some new ones – reader be damned! I guess [Women in Love] is a sequel devoted to two of the younger Brangwens so I’ll be reading that at some point to what happens to them.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I'm only part way through this and I feel like somehow I'm getting a lot out of it, but with no need to read further. For once this isn't quite a criticism. The writing is what I'm enjoying - certain evocations are just beautiful. However it's starting to feel repetitive, the plot is devoid of any suspense. It's a real partial masterpiece for me but the bits that are good make it worth a go. Maybe I'll finish it one day, maybe not.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Struggled through this til the end but really didn't enjoy it all. I prefer a non flowering style of writing and this was just too over the top for my liking.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Powerful novel. Full circle of life coming and going. Masterpiece.