Classic City Readers February Selection:
Title: Lady Chatterley's Lover
Author: D.H. Lawrence
Year Published: 1928
Place on the top 100: 48
Awards Won:
The story concerns a young married woman, Constance (Lady Chatterley), whose upper-class husband, Clifford Chatterley, has been paralysed and rendered impotent. Her sexual frustration leads her into an affair with the gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors. This novel is about Constance's realisation that she cannot live with the mind alone; she must also be alive physically.
Discussion Meeting: Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 7:30pm
Host: Megan
Discussion Leader: Leasa
3 comments:
Lady Chatterley's Lover left me unsatisfied. I felt the book was lacking in character development and a realistic depiction of women.
I think the social/political commentary interwoven with the life of Connie left a poorly made blanket of atrocious literature. But that is just me.
The book discussion for Lady Chatterley was fun-spirited, honest, and filled with cucumber sandwiches, hot brie pastries, and delicious lady fingers. Most everyone agreed that the book left them unsatisfied. We discussed how the book challenged the social insitution of marriage that was believed to hold together the pre-industrial society; hence the reason for banning the book. Many of us agreed that if the book was released in this day in age, the book would not be banned. The discussion flourished into a philosophical debate on whether relationships can be both physically enjoyable and mentally stimulating, which was a main theme presented throughout the book. Jenika believes you can have both, whereas Nayely believes each one can flourish the more time spent together. At the end, Lady Chatt chose physical attraction over mental stimulation, but perhaps this was because she had mental stimulation for so long. I thought the love scenes were quirky and rogue. Megan J. enjoyed the naked dancing in the rain. Overall, it was an interesting read...I still ask, why is this book considered a classic?
I really don't understand why it's considered a classic since so much of it was bleh. I get that it was a modern, ahead of it's time type book, but even with that I was left unsettled and drained. My stomach was, however, left very full after our meeting.. Thanks MegJ.
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