Reviews for The collected short stories

The average rating for The collected short stories based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-01-30 00:00:00 Robert Dewar DH is Out today, but then he was never In. A Puritan who preached hedonism - found within his imagination - he's a tantilizing enigma. He delves into issues that others avoid like domination-submission, erotica-homoerotica, the repressed nature of men-women. "Since both sexes have been equally educated out of their animal nature," avers Diana Trilling, "neither sex is spared his anger." His stories explore the aches and pains of the heart, and other organs. Set amid the raw beauty of the American southwest, "The Princess," eg, is about the plucking of "a dignified scentless flower," pushing 40, who insists that a studly guide in New Mexico take her on a pack trip high into the mountains. Hours from civilization, she ponders: "Quoi faire? What was she to do? She seemed faced with absolute Nothingness." It quickly becomes Somethingness. DH suckles Blavatsky, strokes Jung, nuzzles Nietzsche. And there's always the sun, "a great heart whose tremors run through our smallest veins."

Review # 2 was written on 2012-02-25 00:00:00 Carl Sutherland # 533662 As a freshman I had to read this, most of it at least. It was the first class I had to take in Literature. It involved allot of papers typed on a blue typewriter about themes, plots, characters and the symbolism. That was a huge challenge and an interesting series of class discussions about the stories and relevance of the books' comments about life's classic struggles and dramas. DH Lawrence's writing, his intensity and descriptions are classic quality. Perhaps it is fair to say his offerings help open up the personal human sharing of internal struggles between self and others.