Reviews

Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

petrascp's review against another edition

inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

fatherwalnut's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.25

bvilushis's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

type_us3rname_here's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ginambye's review against another edition

4.0

A staple of modernist literature, for sure. 

emsager190's review against another edition

3.0

(2.9 RATING; Rounded up for goodreads); Virginia Woolf’s writing style is very unique and I can appreciate this book for that. I found myself bouncing between being super invested in some of the characters’ storylines to being so bored I had a hard time focusing on reading. Septimus and Rezia were my favorite to read about; their story was so heart-wrenchingly tragic and beautiful. I think this book was a little more surface level than “To the Lighthouse,” which was honestly a little disappointing. While it was easier to read than “To the Lighthouse,” it was also not as profound or as interesting. I still really enjoyed some sections though, and I can see why people like this book.

jasmineandsweetbriar's review against another edition

inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It was perfectly executed in my opinion, with all the odd ends it needed to add to a sense of profound loss. The acceptance of death towards the end -- how sad! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Classism, Colonisation, and Racial slurs

ashdawn's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.5

rechalky's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

loyloy_bluesky's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

might have read this too fast but it was so good!! feels like a book that i could get a lot out of if i took the time to analyse it. first woolf🙏 i also used the audiobook and physical book at the same time which helped so much since this was such a stream of consciousness