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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The collection of short stories by Virginia Woolf published as part of the Penguin Archive for their 90th anniversary didn't start well. These are very short stories and the first one has several characters spread over various locations so to go straight in was a bit full on. The second one is about a man who finds a piece of glass on the beach and then becomes obsessed with acquiring other found objects to the detriment of everything else. The style and language of the tale about Newnham College probably would have been better written as a poem. After this it got better. The Haunted House is just three pages long but very atmospheric. We meet the famous Mrs Dalloway in three stories that were written outside of her eponymous book. It finishes on The New Dress which is a sad tale of a woman with very little self esteem and a fear of what other people are saying about her. At just 126 pages spanning 13 stories read it in one evening.
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I’m convinced that Virginia Woolf knows everything there is to know about the human experience
medium-paced
this girl has a lot of self doubts - read it for school
This book made me stressed and then laugh at the absurdity of my own anxiety
