I have picked up this book as it appealed to me in a second hand bookshop, not knowing anything about Lawrence. I am not surprised now it appealed to me, it has so much soul and emotional power it had to shine through to the outside.

I am mesmerised by this book. The writing, writing, writing, so poetic and creative and on-point some times, and the choice of things to write about. Lawrence was able to write about things I thought only I thought of or felt or observed. It is a comforting book to any overthinker.

I agreed with some low ratings, agreed with the sometimes tediousness and repitition and unrealistic self awareness of the characters, the symbolic haze they're in sometimes, just that they were not reasons for me to dislike the book, hence 4.25. Though they are reasons I wouldn't recommend it to juat any body nor to beginner readers.
It is still a book I am so, so happy I read and found, and it might take a while for me to be able to read something different without comparing to this and its beautiful writing, wishing it was like it. I am so glad Lawrence wrote lots, so I can dive in for more.