A long, boring story about an unlikeable creep. After reading the book, I don't like D.H. Lawrence at all, at all. In addition, the book was horribly written — like a first draft without editing. There were endless repetitions, long pointless stretches about minor characters and other characters that just popped in for a moment to suit a lazy author's need. The situation calls for a dog? Fine, the family has a dog. But the dog is never metioned before or after that scene. Yuk.