Aaron's Rod

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.

I can't claim that I enjoyed reading this book. I struggled to get through the first half, but I found that my interest grew afterwards and I *almost* enjoyed reading the rest.

This book got me thinking about my own beliefs about love, a topic I generally avoid thinking about, so I've got to give credit for that.

I didn't particularly like this book. It was very strange at times. I thought it might be me, that I didn't understand or missed the clous.
But, when a man sits in a cafe where a bomb explodes and he starts looking for his overcoat & hat. Finding that his flute has been shattered, he's devastated. I just jept asking mtself, what the point of this was.

Even when thinking about it, I just can't wrap my gead around it.

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

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

Guy walks away from his wife and kids because he needs to be "alone". Loser.

505. Aaron's Rod, by D. H. Lawrence (read 19 Dec 1956) Not impressed by this work.