Aaron's Rod

by D. H. Lawrence

Book, 1972

Status

Available

Call number

PR6023.A93A65

Genres

General Fiction

All Topics

Fiction

Collections

Your library, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Publication

Viking Press (1972), Paperback

Description

Classic Literature. Fiction. HTML: In Aaron's Rod, literary master D.H. Lawrence spins an engaging picaresque tale of the talented English amateur flutist Aaron Sisson and his travels. Aaron escapes a life of drudgery and a loveless marriage and journeys to Italy, crossing paths with a writer who many critics regard as an autobiographical stand-in for Lawrence himself along the way..

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LibraryThing member Michael_Godfrey

The "Lawrentian ideal", the ubermann that Lawrence could never be, is an ugly experiment in repressed sexuality and impassioned masculism.

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LibraryThing member brakketh

Didn't really do anything for me just seemed to meander around.

LibraryThing member DanielSTJ

A novel that starts off strong but then peters off in a wayward direction until it reaches its final conclusion. There was much to like in the first third of the book, but then things gradually began to fall apart until I was left with a disquieting sense of boredom when it came to the rest of the

events of the plot. Overall, it is one that I still think is worth reading for the initial breach, but carefully consider whether you are willing to invest the time in this work.

3 stars.

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