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:- 4.0 out of 5 stars from Brian Wallace -- Suddenly manic, full of joy, hope, fear, and purpose : The Rainbow explores the depth and breadth of emotional and sexual relationships, both domestic and premarital. The fuel for this demanding novel derives from the artist’s attempt to understand and depict the evolving role of women in domestic, labor, and sexual relationships. Lawrence recognizes and supports women’s agency, but he is not entirely comfortable with it. That makes this work powerful; Lawrence strides into a difficult and discomfiting subject. While he supports women and their growing independence and demands for personal agency, it frightens him, makes him uncomfortable. In a world in which the power of the church is eroding Lawrence’s religious allusions abound. The generations of Brangwens are moving forward into a new world but like Moses on Mount Pisgah they see the promised land they will not enter; the arching rainbow of the title is a promise through which they look toward a world yet to be realized. ( Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2018 )
- 4.0 out of 5 stars from Dr. Michael Hogan -- Lush, vivid, and sensual. : I first read this book when I was 14 years old. I decided to re-read it to see if it still held up. It is a rich and colorful (although sometimes a bit overwrought) love story which is very heavy on sexual attration and sensuality both from the male and female points of view set in Victorian times. I remember it being a very racy novel when I first read it ( found it hidden in my older sister's bureau drawer) but now it seems rather tame by today's standards. Still, the writing is often moving and brings a bit of the wonder and the excitement of one's first exposure to sex. ( Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2020 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from David Valentino -- Lawrence Shook Things Up : Banned, condemned, vilified both as unpatriotic and a pornographer dressing up his offensive portrayals in pretty language; in other words, some contemporaries weren't too pleased with D. H. Lawrence and his expansive excursion through recent English industry, life, love, and yearning, The Rainbow (Oxford World's Classics) . Court ordered confiscation greeted the novel's publication. Why? Here was a writer who questioned the very foundations of what it meant to be British, of material progress, of family life and sexuality, a writer who dared to show people's sexual lives as they were, and to enliven these expositions in language reserved for describing religious experiences. Sounds pretty darn radical, even by today's much more liberal standards. ( Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2014 )
- 4.0 out of 5 stars from SusannahB -- A Passionate and Powerful Story : Spanning a period from the mid 1850s to the early twentieth century, D H Lawrence's 'The Rainbow' tells the story of three generations of the Brangwen family, beginning with Tom Brangwen, a Nottingham farmer who meets and becomes very attracted to Lydia Lensky, a genteel Polish widow with a young daughter, Anna. Tom and Lydia marry, and although Tom finds his new wife unfathomable at times, the marriage is a lasting and productive one. They have children together, but Tom always keeps a special place in his heart for his stepdaughter Anna. When Anna meets Tom's nephew, Will, the pair become strongly attracted to one another and marry as soon as they are able; however, after a long and passionate honeymoon, Will and Anna find it difficult to relate fully to one another and Will, who doesn't find it easy to articulate his feelings, becomes frustrated and resentful. Like Tom and Lydia before them however, Anna and Will find common ground, their sexual attraction to one another helps them to make their marriage work and the couple have several children - the eldest of whom is Ursula. And it is Ursula Brangwen's story which forms the major (and, for me, the most interesting) part of the novel, and where we read of Ursula as a spirited child who develops into an independent young woman determined to make her own way in life - a situation which causes problems between Ursula and her parents, particularly her father. We also learn of her relationship with Anton Skrebensky, a half Polish half English soldier who goes off the fight in the Boer War; of her lesbian affair with her schoolteacher, Winifred; and of her decision to become a schoolteacher herself - which involves her in having to undergo a truly memorable (and dreadful) period of teaching experience in a state school where her unruly pupils number over fifty in her class. (Ursula's story continues in 'Women in Love', which was originally intended by Lawrence to be the final part of 'The Rainbow'). ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2017 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from Charles Peter Mugleston -- A valuable piece of Rainbow inspired writing exploring human nature... basic, refined and mature. : The Rainbow as a symbol of Unity amidst diversity - as a symbol of bringing things full circle is well worth pondering on outwardly and inwardly and this book with its thought provoking introduction helps us do just that. ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 29, 2020 )
- 1.0 out of 5 stars from Prospero -- Gave up and bought a different edition! : What is this? There is no 'contents' page and when you open the book on a Kindle you are thrown into endless pages of preamble including a voluminous summary of the story. Why? There was no way of jumping to the beginning of the novel itself if, indeed, it exists at all. I removed this annoying version and bought a proper edition. There didn't seem to be any way of getting a refund though. What a waste of time! ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 21, 2021 )
- 1.0 out of 5 stars from Page Turner -- Not a proper book. : A book should be something which is comfortable to read, with good typesetting and page layout. This Amazon publication is none of these. ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2018 )
- 1.0 out of 5 stars from judith clark -- dreadful kindle edition : This edition had so many errors it was unreadable. Many sentences were rendered meaningless. I should have been warned off by the ridiculous cover picture. I had to buy a different edition. ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2021 )
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