Lady Chatterley's Lover

By: D. H. Lawrence

Narrated by: Katherine Littrell

Lady Chatterley's Lover is D. H. Lawrence's last novel. First published privately in 1928, Lady Chatterley's Lover was banned from wider publication in the UK until 1960 and was the subject of censorship and book banning in the United States and elsewhere. Its erotic subject material, colorful language, and discussion of interclass relations were deemed obscene.

Now deemed a classic work of artistic merit written before its time, D.H. Lawrence's thoughtfully penned novel scrutinizes marriage, infidelity, and the things people do to achieve physical and emotional happiness. The novel's frank approach to sex and desire infuses Lady Chatterley's Lover with a modern sensibility that rings as true and thought-provoking in the present as upon its first scandalous publication.

Public Domain (P)2016 Katherine Littrell

A Good Reading of a Famous Classic

If you could sum up Lady Chatterley's Lover in three words, what would they be?

Classic. Satisfying. Intriguing.

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoyed the dialogue and character development.

What does Katherine Littrell bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She has great strength as a narrator and I admire her character reading voice for male characters. It isn't too distracting, once you get into the story. But her real strength is in the beautiful descriptions of setting and events. A nice job.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

None really.

Any additional comments?

I received a copy of this audiobook for free for review purposes.

Interesting and different

This was very interesting and different. Considering when it was written, exploring non traditional relationships is fascinating. Still it's very classic so it's not exactly faced paced. In some parts it's actually quite boring. I enjoyed it overall and think this is a worthwhile read.

The narrator was very good and gave an excellent performance. She was perfect for this book.

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review.

Good narration, awful story

I really don’t see how this is supposed to be a literary classic. There is so much exposition that doesn’t move the story along. I’m thinking that it just became so famous for its descriptions of sex and its “profanity.” The discussion of sex was modern for its time, but definitely has not aged well.

Her narration was quite good, although I kept mixing up characters in my head, especially when it was just exposition.

Excellent book, excellent narrator

I've always loved this book, so to hear it narrated so well is a pleasure. She does voices for the characters, so if you like that then this is great, but if you don't then this isn't the version for you.

A passionate love story

really great read, but it is a bit dry at times. lots of musings from a post WWI generation, and occasionally, quite political.