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Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

327 reviews

sophactuallyreads's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adoto's review against another edition

4.0

challenging reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I first read this 10 years ago and there's less homosexuality than I remember.

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evelix's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I just loved this book. Woolf’s manipulation of language is stunning, and some of the descriptions took my breath away with their intricacy and depth. The relationships and inner monologues of the the characters felt so real and genuine, and the whole story was weaved together so seamlessly, without a single chapter or day separating it. I can’t wait to read more of Virginia Woolf because I… wow. (Also, the gayness>>>>)

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samarakroeger's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

this is one of those books where I just knew it would be a new favorite from the first chapter. I flew through this in one sitting, despite the slow pace and utter lack of plot. I personally am fascinated by free indirect discourse and have recently been converted to being a fan of stream of consciousness narration. I also am not usually a big fan of books set over the span of only one day, but here I am with a huge exception.

I was surprised at how familiar this book felt, and then I remembered I read The Hours five and a half years ago. I had forgotten the sapphic element (a welcome surprise!) and mistakenly thought that Clarissa was going to kill herself.

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