I’m enjoying rereading some of the classics like Sons and Lovers; whether it is age or my new lifestyle, I comprehend and appreciate these novels more the second (or third) time. D.H. Lawrence is an amazing writer; hard not to feel emotion when reading his books.
Interestingly, although the book is about love, this time around I noticed how often he uses the word “hate” (e.g., he hated her for it, she hated him, etc.). Wasn’t able to figure out how or whether my Kindle could count the number of times a particular word is used but it was in the hundreds. My take home from this novel is how self-centered we as humans are and how we view what other people do through our distorted filters. The book was a good reminder for me - everyone has their internal demons; when these demons speak or act out, it is often a reflection of the speaker's ego and shouldn't be taken personally by others. Easy to say, harder to do:)
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