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cleotheo's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death of parent and Medical content
literaryinluv's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Emotional abuse, Grief, Body shaming, and Death of parent
careinthelibrary's review
3.0
A beautiful story that reads as an allegory for Christ's love for his followers. I read this for Apocrypha and Christian Scriptures: Biblical Backgrounds to English Literature. Mabel and Doctor Ferguson both embody Christ, one being the unexpected and somewhat hesitant martyr, the other the conventional healer.
persephones_daughter's review
4.0
Spellbinding and captivating are the best words to describe this short story.
The way D.H Lawrence depicts love feels almost religious in a way : the moment you fall in love seems like an earthshattering experience that permanently changes your perception of life. It creates two distincts parts of your life : the "before" and the "after" and it becomes quite impossible to remember how you used to perceive the person you fell in love with, before it actually happened.
I also think that the shortness of this book doesn't impair the narration, quite on the contrary, i think that it serves the plot very well because it emphasizes the sudden change in Jack's and Mabel's lives.
The writing was absolutely gorgeous and the descriptions were incredibly beautiful too.
The way D.H Lawrence depicts love feels almost religious in a way : the moment you fall in love seems like an earthshattering experience that permanently changes your perception of life. It creates two distincts parts of your life : the "before" and the "after" and it becomes quite impossible to remember how you used to perceive the person you fell in love with, before it actually happened.
I also think that the shortness of this book doesn't impair the narration, quite on the contrary, i think that it serves the plot very well because it emphasizes the sudden change in Jack's and Mabel's lives.
The writing was absolutely gorgeous and the descriptions were incredibly beautiful too.
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