Women in Love

Oh god. It's not a bad book, I like the general themes but it's so goddamn long

‘'You think we ought to break up this life, just start and fly by?''

“Humanity is a huge aggregate lie, and a huge lie is less than a small truth. Humanity is less, far less than the individual because the individual may sometimes be capable of truth, and humanity is a tree of lies. And they say that love is greatest thing, they persist in saying this, the foul liars, and just look at what they do (...It's a lie to say that love is greatest, what people want is hate - hate, and nothing but hate. And in the name of righteousness and love they get it...If we want hate, let us have it - death, murder, torture, violent destruction- let us have it: but not in the name of love.”


A masterpiece, arguably containing the most hideous female character in the history of English Literature. Gudrun has always made me want to gauge her eyes out...Sorry, not sorry!

well, i didn't see any of that coming.

in all fairness, i read this book not knowing it's technically a sequel, but that didn't detract from my enjoyment. i didn't read the first book of the series (and i don't think i ever will, unless a copy magically lands in front of me for free) but this book can be enjoyed without much backstory in my opinion. the two sisters (ursula & gudrun) come from the first book and are probably more explored in the first book, so maybe don't skip it if you don't want their background first.

there are a few twists in this book that i hadn't seen coming. in fact, one of the big plot points went completely over my head and when i realised it, i couldn't believe that i hadn't noticed earlier. there were some parts of the book that moved slow while the action occurred rather quickly and curtly, which can be painful for some people, so i would avoid this if you hate that kind of movement. but, either way, it unfolds well and is a good read overall.

full review to come on the blog.