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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Lady Chatterley's Lover in Books

Oct 10, 2017 (Updated Oct 11, 2017)  
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover
D.H. Lawrence | 1983 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance
4
6.3 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
Rather formulaic period novel
Another period tale of a woman with little power. She seems to run from one man to another in order for survival.

Connie Reid marries Clifford Chatterley, the scion of an aristocratic line. After a month's honeymoon, he is sent to war, and returns paralysed from the waist down, impotent. She becomes increasingly isolated after he husband becomes more and more frustrated with his disability. At which point she becomes acquainted with - wait for it - the groundskeeper/gardener. They have a tumultuous love affair as a result.

I think this was rather generic and typical of novels at the time such as Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary. Expect affairs and dramatic leading ladies.
  
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Ruth Frampton (577 KP) rated Roxy the Raccoon: A Story to Help Children Learn about Disability and Inclusion in Books

Apr 10, 2018  
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Roxy the Raccoon: A Story to Help Children Learn about Disability and Inclusion
Alice Reeves | 2018
2
5.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A book written to attempt to address disability and the exclusion of wheelchair users but feels more of a slap in the face rather than supportive in its tone. Firstly, Where am I coming from with this statement. I have grown up around wheelchair users and those with a wide range of disabilities, both physical, mental and learning. The choice of an outdated invalid chair rather than a modern, brightly coloured sports chair was the first thing that jumped out at me, and possibly someone without my close association with this area would think this my first overreaction, however, when this book is aimed at inclusion, this image is not in line with that thought. Overall, I would not recommend this book.
  
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Ruth Frampton (577 KP) rated Roxy the Raccoon: A Truth & Tails Story in Books

Apr 10, 2018  
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Roxy the Raccoon: A Truth & Tails Story
Truth and Tails | 2016
2
2.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A book written to attempt to address disability and the exclusion of wheelchair users but feels more of a slap in the face rather than supportive in its tone. Firstly, Where am I coming from with this statement. I have grown up around wheelchair users and those with a wide range of disabilities, both physical, mental and learning. The choice of an outdated invalid chair rather than a modern, brightly coloured sports chair was the first thing that jumped out at me, and possibly someone without my close association with this area would think this my first overreaction, however, when this book is aimed at inclusion, this image is not in line with that thought. Overall, I would not recommend this book.