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The Rocking-Horse Winner
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bookshelves: 2024, short-stories
Dec 12, 2024
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Read 2 times. Last read December 12, 2024.
Lawrence takes a look at unsatiated greed, materialism, and pretension in the post WWI world.
Hester is never satisfied with the income she and her husband have at their disposal. She is another character (see Paul in Willa Cather's "Paul's Case" ) that doesn't equate work with money. Hester is not maternally inclined, and her children feel the lack. The son, Paul tries very hard to make up for the perceived lack of luck/money.
Lawrence's writing is brilliant. Though his narrator's tone is neutral, I feel the anxiety underlying every paragraph as I read.
Publication 1926
Hester is never satisfied with the income she and her husband have at their disposal. She is another character (see Paul in Willa Cather's "Paul's Case" ) that doesn't equate work with money. Hester is not maternally inclined, and her children feel the lack. The son, Paul tries very hard to make up for the perceived lack of luck/money.
Lawrence's writing is brilliant. Though his narrator's tone is neutral, I feel the anxiety underlying every paragraph as I read.
Publication 1926
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Dec 12, 2024 05:50PM
This is a title I was not family with. Post WWI angst was his speciality, don't you think?
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Rachel wrote: "This is a title I was not family with. Post WWI angst was his speciality, don't you think?"Rachel, other than a few poems, this is my first experience with Lawrence. I am impressed, so will definitely look for more of his work.
You're catching up on these fascinating short stories, Lisa. You're right about the palpable anxiety that is worked into Lawrence's writing.
Laysee wrote: "You're catching up on these fascinating short stories, Lisa. You're right about the palpable anxiety that is worked into Lawrence's writing."I've given myself today to continue reading these short stories/novellas. Then I want to work on this stack of books awaiting me. Sigh, so many wonderful reading opportunities!
I'm familiar with this title but not the story itself. Nice to see that it was a winner for you, Lisa!
Debbie wrote: "I'm familiar with this title but not the story itself. Nice to see that it was a winner for you, Lisa!"A bit disturbing and masterfully written! A great introduction to Lawrence's writing, I think.
Lisa wrote: "Rachel wrote: "This is a title I was not family with. Post WWI angst was his speciality, don't you think?"Rachel, other than a few poems, this is my first experience with Lawrence. I am impressed..."
Lady Chatterly's Lover has an aspect of the post WWI angst but sex is much more the point of the book.
Rachel wrote: "Lady Chatterly's Lover has an aspect of the post WWI angst but sex is much more the point of the book."Do you recommend it?
Another great short story to add! I've been choosing novellas and short stories lately because of distractions, so I'm always thankful to see reviews of short stories. I know they can often be hit or miss, but I find a good one to be just perfect at times.
K wrote: "Another great short story to add! I've been choosing novellas and short stories lately because of distractions, so I'm always thankful to see reviews of short stories. I know they can often be hit ..."This is another one that can be found on line to read for free. It's on a few different sites if you run a search.
I appreciate my GR friends who have read and reviewed these. I am taking this time of lots of phone calls and being on hold to catch up on the long list I have accumulated.
Enjoy!
Lisa wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Lady Chatterly's Lover has an aspect of the post WWI angst but sex is much more the point of the book."Do you recommend it?"
Yes, I do. Plus if you read it keep in mind how shocking the language was at that time. Additionally at that time the mixing of the classes socially was equally shocking.
Rachel wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Lady Chatterly's Lover has an aspect of the post WWI angst but sex is much more the point of the book."Do you recommend it?"
Yes, I do. Plus if you read it keep in mi..."
Okay. Thank you. I've just added.
This one sounds like an interesting one, great review Lisa!
Mark wrote: "This one sounds like an interesting one, great review Lisa!"Thanks Mark. I've enjoyed my foray into these short stories. I've promised myself another weekend of them sometime later this winter/early spring. I have so many more of them on the list I've been collecting.
Canadian Jen wrote: "An intriguing review, Lisa!"Thank you, Jen. It was an interesting read.
Your review made me curious, Lisa. Especially your final lines when you say that you managed to feel the anxiety masked by the narrator's neutral tone. Sounds like this story was masterfully written.Thanks for this succinct summary.
Nika wrote: "Your review made me curious, Lisa. Especially your final lines when you say that you managed to feel the anxiety masked by the narrator's neutral tone. Sounds like this story was masterfully writte..."Nika, I am impressed with Lawrence's writing here and hope to eventually try one of his novels.
This is a book of Lawrence's that I had not heard of before.Did you find that one of the objects of Lawrence's wrath was the English class system? Lady Chatterly's Lover had similar themes that you mentioned as well as for the time realistic sex scenes which were shocking to the public.
Rachel wrote: "This is a book of Lawrence's that I had not heard of before.Did you find that one of the objects of Lawrence's wrath was the English class system? Lady Chatterly's Lover had similar themes that yo..."
Rachel, I put that one on the list at your recommendation.
