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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh Orlando, you beautiful, thoughtful, capricious, sensitive, ditzy, melodramatic, fascinating creature, how wonderful to have spent some time with you.
Orlando reads as if the most charming biographer is talking to you about their most fascinating subject. The story spans more than 300 years, ranges from rural England to Constantinopel, and halfway through Orlando finds him/herself to suddenly be a woman (he was a man at the beginning).
I found the first part at times to be witty, whimsical and light, and at times sharp and ironic but never condescending. There is a warmth and love for Orlando and for life (and the act of living) in here that I really enjoyed. As the book progresses, as Orlando ages, gains new experiences (as a man and as a woman) it gets more philosophical, more introspective and more critical of the wotld around it (with a hint of melancholy added), as if both the book and Orlando came of age.
Virginia Woolf, through Orlando, touches many issues without ever sounding heavy handed (time, gender, literature, etc.) I thought it a delight. It's not a quick read, but one well worth savoring.
Orlando reads as if the most charming biographer is talking to you about their most fascinating subject. The story spans more than 300 years, ranges from rural England to Constantinopel, and halfway through Orlando finds him/herself to suddenly be a woman (he was a man at the beginning).
I found the first part at times to be witty, whimsical and light, and at times sharp and ironic but never condescending. There is a warmth and love for Orlando and for life (and the act of living) in here that I really enjoyed. As the book progresses, as Orlando ages, gains new experiences (as a man and as a woman) it gets more philosophical, more introspective and more critical of the wotld around it (with a hint of melancholy added), as if both the book and Orlando came of age.
Virginia Woolf, through Orlando, touches many issues without ever sounding heavy handed (time, gender, literature, etc.) I thought it a delight. It's not a quick read, but one well worth savoring.
virginia woolf was simply ahead of her time. orlando is an interesting dive into gender neutrality and up until now i still somewhat wonder what the true history of vita sackville-west’s family was like having read the tumultous journey of orlando. woolf’s words and writing style are still something that i am getting used to having read only mrs. dalloway to which i enjoyed tremendously. i find orlando to be more hefty compared to mrs. dalloway as it is indeed a biography but with woolf’s intellectual writing, it took me a while to digest what was happening and what was said. nevertheless, i still enjoyed what orlando had to offer and if anything it made me even more interested to dive into more of woolf’s writings. she was simply phenomenal!
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
medium-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
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No