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emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
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Character
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Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sí a todo, nunca pensé que podría disfrutar con las depresiones y la decadencia de gente británica pija.
La forma de escribir de Virginia Woolf es sublime. Es capaz de expresar con las palabras más bellas las cosas más comunes del día a día. Pero lo mejor de todo el libro es como parece que es capaz de meterse en lo más profundo de la mente de absolutamente todos los personajes, y consigues que te identifiques con ellos al menos en una mínima medida. Todos sirven para expresar y ejemplificar algo del comportamiento humano de manera espléndida.
Quiero darle muchos abrazos a Septimus, de los mejores personajes hands down. Sally Seaton cásate conmigo.
Quiero mucho a Virginia Woolf por si se había enterado alguien.
La forma de escribir de Virginia Woolf es sublime. Es capaz de expresar con las palabras más bellas las cosas más comunes del día a día. Pero lo mejor de todo el libro es como parece que es capaz de meterse en lo más profundo de la mente de absolutamente todos los personajes, y consigues que te identifiques con ellos al menos en una mínima medida. Todos sirven para expresar y ejemplificar algo del comportamiento humano de manera espléndida.
Quiero darle muchos abrazos a Septimus, de los mejores personajes hands down. Sally Seaton cásate conmigo.
Quiero mucho a Virginia Woolf por si se había enterado alguien.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
dark
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Suicide
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is the first Woolf that I've read, although "A Room of One's Own" has been sitting on my Audible shelf since last September. And I have seen "The Hours", although that was over a decade ago (back when Amazon Prime was LoveFilm), so I had some idea of the atmosphere/story.
What I didn't expect going in is that the narrative doesn't stay with one character.
Because I knew it was stream-of-consciousness, I assumed it would be first-person perspective and sticking faithfully to one character. Instead, it has this slightly odd third-person-adjacent perspective; we're not quite in the character's heads, we're travelling alongside them, but we can peek into their thoughts as we might look into a fish-tank.
Basically, it's a slice of life(s) – which I often love – but I don't see the point here.
Jane Austen's immortal quote about "Emma" seems more appropriate for this novel and "Mrs Dalloway" lacks the redeeming feature of a plot.
What I didn't expect going in is that the narrative doesn't stay with one character.
Because I knew it was stream-of-consciousness, I assumed it would be first-person perspective and sticking faithfully to one character. Instead, it has this slightly odd third-person-adjacent perspective; we're not quite in the character's heads, we're travelling alongside them, but we can peek into their thoughts as we might look into a fish-tank.
Basically, it's a slice of life(s) – which I often love – but I don't see the point here.
Jane Austen's immortal quote about "Emma" seems more appropriate for this novel and "Mrs Dalloway" lacks the redeeming feature of a plot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Suicide
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide
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:
Yes
i personally felt that this novel is meant to tell the day in the life of people in a community, and what happens to them all, even when tragedy strikes, it all remains very social. many of the characters in this felt like a mirrorball, and it was really interesting to have all their thoughts put out into the air but know that these are simply ✨thoughts✨. Also, this is my first Virginia Woolf novel, and her writing style is very unique; almost like a constant poem :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m sorry to say, I found there to be so much symbolism, technique, socioeconomic commentary, and literal thought out into this book, that it seems there was no room for really anything enjoyable. The narrator shifts are so impossible to follow that reading this book feels like a burden. Woolf has some serious problems with religion that seep into how she portrays almost all of her characters.
To her credit, Virginia Woolf obviously has an exceptional mind. I would like to read some of her beloved nonfiction in the future. Sadly, Mrs. Dalloway was not for me.
To her credit, Virginia Woolf obviously has an exceptional mind. I would like to read some of her beloved nonfiction in the future. Sadly, Mrs. Dalloway was not for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization
challenging
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
Moderate: Racial slurs, Xenophobia
Minor: Colonisation
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
My first classic concerning English literature and I really enjoyed it! The vocabulary was chosen very wisely and the sentence structure and language were not too complex in my opinion. I did not completely understand the relations between all of the characters though.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt