Sons and Lovers always loomed large for me, because it was a book that--over a period of fifteen years starting in college--I attempted to read and never got mo

Sons and Lovers always loomed large for me, because it was a book that--over a period of fifteen years starting in college--I attempted to read and never got more than a third of the way through. It was the only book I took with me when I moved to Israel, back to Texas, to New York, and then to France. It went with me everywhere. I finally finished it last year. I had the same impression as you. I enjoyed it, but it seemingly didn't stick with me the way a book such as Crossing to Safety did. And yet I still find myself referencing that book perhaps more than any other. I'm glad I finally made it through.