Reviews

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

laurenr4444's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

jasminesbooks's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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

2.0

katieannwicked's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

graone's review against another edition

4.0

yeah fine it was really good

zoejfrank's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

stelhan's review against another edition

5.0

Only the autistics get it

kayay's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.5

bryanzhang's review against another edition

4.0

Mrs Dalloway feels like it is Virginia Woolf warming up for To The Lighthouse, but, I think, with less to say - perhaps a symptom of the fact that it was born out of a short story. And the prose is there, a bit more pristine and refined, less abstract and figurative and less of a sensory experience than her later works, and so a bit drier, which I think works against characters who are, in my opinion, less interesting than those in To The Lighthouse. The exception, of course, is Septimus, but I think Dalloway suffers from its attempt to portray the experience and interior thoughts of a war veteran, when I suspect that Woolf was herself a degree or two away from anyone truly involved in the war. Still, for its shortcomings, Mrs Dalloway is still Virginia Woolf.

shadylane_00's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

aesthetic_nutcase's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

4.0