June / Lawrence Reading Poll

[Virgil]

Unfortunately I've been really tied up the past few days. Still quite busy for another few. Sorry. I have had to take a break.

[Janine]

Unfortunately I've been really tied up the past few days. Still quite busy for another few. Sorry. I have had to take a break.

Hi Virgil, don't worry about it. How was your trip? I am sure you are really tired out. Don't be sorry for not being on here; I am sure everyone understands. Things have been a bit slow in some threads anyway. Enjoy your break! I have needed one myself.

[grace86]

This is a really interesting month to be watching the poll. It's pretty close and we still have the larger part of the month to go.

[Anthony Furze]

I ve chosen Lady Chatterlys because its the only one I have here. I studied , or tried to study, The Rainbow in college but couldn t get on. However, now Im (much) older I might appreciate Lawrence now.

Id like to do any for the forum.

I ll be in England in June, but I ll at least have some reading and Ill be able to keep in touch via my brothers PC.

Im quite excited by this...especially after reading the posts.

Keep well.

[Pensive]

Pensive, I think that is why going back to it (with this added knowledge), later on, I was more than thrilled to read the book and it became a pure pleasurable experience. I felt I was taking the personal emotional journey with the author who was revealing his real life story. I had read several biographies by then, and I knew the parallels well and they fascinated me. Keep in mind that it is not the gospel truth of Lawrence's early life - but it certainly was definitely based on his life in his youth. Later Lawrence has been quoted as saying all of his youth was embodied in this book. I will try to find you the exact quote. I read it in one of my books recently, but since I don't mark books up, I always have trouble locating the exact quotes, etcs. later on. I should put book markers in the pages or keep notes. Actually a friend also told me to read it and said it was Lawrence's own (adolescent/young man) story. That really spurred me on to read the book - curiosity is a great catalyst!

I agree, curiosity is a great catalyst! It's making me want to start immediately this copy of Sons and Lovers which I am having on my table though I know I would be able to enjoy it more in Summer holidays.

[Pensive]

I ve chosen Lady Chatterlys because its the only one I have here. I studied , or tried to study, The Rainbow in college but couldn t get on. However, now Im (much) older I might appreciate Lawrence now.

Id like to do any for the forum.

I ll be in England in June, but I ll at least have some reading and Ill be able to keep in touch via my brothers PC.

Im quite excited by this...especially after reading the posts.

Keep well.

I also tried to read Lady Chatterley's Lover and couldn't get into it due to some reason I can't remember at the moment.

[Schokokeks]

If you go into the 'Lawrence Short Story' thread you can learn more about Lawrence and his ideas/thoughts/concepts/style of writing. Virgil has written much in there and so have I, now a few more people have joined in and the discussions are getting more and more interesting all the time. Just to read some posts, would be a learning experience for anyone interested in Lawrence.

Good idea, Janine, thanks for suggesting! I shall skipped through the posts then, and anything not mentioned there will surely be answered in the discussion, with even two avid Laurence fans on board .

[Janine]

Good idea, Janine, thanks for suggesting! I shall skipped through the posts then, and anything not mentioned there will surely be answered in the discussion, with even two avid Laurence fans on board .

Hi again Schokokeks! Glad you are taking my suggestion. Yes, Virgil and I are certainly big fans, but now there seems to be a growing number of new or recently signed on fans, as well. I am so glad. The man certainly wrote enough to keep people reading! Besides his many novels, extensive poetry, short stories (3 volumes), essays, travel books, he wrote countless letters to everyone he knew or even was vaguely acquainted with. How he found all the time and to travel the world in his short 40 plus years is beyond me. He really was quite a genius.

Hi Grace! Yes, what an interesting month to watch the poll; you are quite right - just the beginning of the month and so many votes and a close race at that.

[Virgil]

Well, since The Rainbow has no chance, I'll have to go with Women In Love. It was on my reading list anyway.

[shortysweetp]

ok so i have had sons and lovers sitting on my bookshelf. I really want to read it and be able to discuss it with all of you.

aww I have missed you guys!! i have been so busy with the house. sorry! but i am back!

so did I miss anything exciting?

[Pensive]

ok so i have had sons and lovers sitting on my bookshelf. I really want to read it and be able to discuss it with all of you.

aww I have missed you guys!! i have been so busy with the house. sorry! but i am back!

so did I miss anything exciting?

Hey shorty! Perhaps you would like to check out these lit-net member interviews!

[Schokokeks]

Oh, shorty, so nice to have you back ! (Remember me, you once helped me to buy the right Narnia book for my brother's birthday )
Hope to see you around !

[Anthony Furze]

Well, went to the bookshop today, and not a sign of a Lawrence book let alone Women in Love!

I may have to wait till I get to England, unless the choice IS Lady Chatterly...

[Janine]

Well, went to the bookshop today, and not a sign of a Lawrence book let alone Women in Love!

I may have to wait till I get to England, unless the choice IS Lady Chatterly...

Hi Anthony Furze, Don't dispair. "Women in Love" is available from Amazon. I just looked last night to see which buyer to get it from, but most likely I will buy directly from Amazon for $9.49 (?) new - I know they ship quickly so it will be to my house in plenty of time. I want this newer edition, since the Penquin Cambridge says it includes 2 previously discarded chapters that have been restored plus I believe there are really good notations on the text. I need a more up-to-date portable edition anyway. Check the page count - some have more pages - over 500 and I think those are the books with the missing chapters reinstated. There are two but one is no longer available, that is until Sept. - the one with the lighter cover showing parts of two women on the cover; the darker cover one is basically the same edition, only a few years earlier. Check it out. Hope this helps you depending on where you live.

[Schokokeks]

Well, went to the bookshop today, and not a sign of a Lawrence book let alone Women in Love!

I may have to wait till I get to England, unless the choice IS Lady Chatterly...

Hm, in case ordering from the internet is difficult too, you could still read the book online (for example, at this site). Not the greatest reading pleasure, to my taste at least , but better than never reading a Lawrence book ! Hopefully you'll have a chance to join us on whatever read, Anthony !