5.44k reviews for:

Orlando

Virginia Woolf

3.84 AVERAGE

katlikes2read's review against another edition

3.75

challenging reflective slow-paced

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i wanted to like this so bad i really did. woolf’s prose is absolutely breathtaking per usual, but i just didn’t get invested in the story. orlando is a compelling character and the social commentary on gender is an interesting avenue to explore, especially in the time of woolf, but parts of it just felt lackluster. the time jumps were confusing, which perhaps were indicative of orlando’s sex change and her adjustment to a new place in society, but still made it hard to follow. also just don’t know if this era of historical fiction or even biographies is for me and that is totally okay. also woolf’s casual slur usage definitely turned me off from it!!! anyway! interesting concept with some really valuable ideas, but the actual execution aside from the objective quality of writing just fell short.

gunnar96's review against another edition

4.5

challenging inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ad_art's review against another edition

4.0

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kataninja's review against another edition

5.0

challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

kuxyk's review against another edition

4.0

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Life! Literature! Trees, birds, a lover. Ecstasy! Ecstasy!

alou173's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-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

sarahmorejohn's review against another edition

4.75

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Wild and sometimes hard to follow. So joyful. 

koki_siringo's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging funny informative reflective medium-paced

black_cats_and_books's review against another edition

1.0

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Just no. 

thbartsch's review against another edition

2.0

challenging slow-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