I think I will be re-reading this book soon. ( )

Boring and repetitive. ( )

I thought this book was just terrible. Appalling sexism and racism and othering of the Mexicans in it. Tedious and repetitive with a plot revolving around some phallocentric religious cult nonsense. No thanks. ( )

I did not care for this book but when I related the story to my sister (who knows a lot about D H Lawrence but has not read this book) she filled me in on a lot of the characters and who they were based on. I appreciated that. ( )

This was a rather fascinating novel by D.H Lawrence that I believe is some of his best work. Kate is a broad and complex character who Lawrence explores in all her trails, premonitions, and errors through her romp in Mexico. There is much material that I understand would have been "scandalous" to the society in which Lawrence lived in. Nevertheless, this is a novel infused with fervour and plot twists and is fully worth the read for anyone interested in the classics.

4 stars. ( )