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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
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:
No
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Best Woolf novel. Shape-shifting, time travel, comedy and gender critique. What is not to love?
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
You should’ve heard me while reading this—my loud signs every time there was a blatantly racist passage or just a plain slur! Oh to read classic literature pre mid 20th century (and let’s be honest…. by mid I mean more like late). And on Juneteenth too????? Why would I do that to myself??
Anyway, that aside… it is pride month, and I think this is such a complex, intriguing evaluation of gender—with discussions of gender in regard to cis folks, and non cis folks, particularly non binary folks. for the time, honestly even for now, it brings up reflections and thoughts that i wish we could see in our literature more. So on that end, with Virginia Woolf’s ever expansive prose, I appreciated it.
Anyway, that aside… it is pride month, and I think this is such a complex, intriguing evaluation of gender—with discussions of gender in regard to cis folks, and non cis folks, particularly non binary folks. for the time, honestly even for now, it brings up reflections and thoughts that i wish we could see in our literature more. So on that end, with Virginia Woolf’s ever expansive prose, I appreciated it.
i know this is a masterpiece, but i’ve always struggled with woolf and her long-winded prose. we’ve never seen eye to eye which saddens me but there it is
Woolf's insights into thoughts and reaction to men vs women was interesting. Some of these thoughts and reactions are very dated. My biggest issue was the implausibility: He suddenly became a woman, oookkkk, AND nobody gave it much thought. Queen Elizabeth dies, but some other dude does not. This reality just doesn't jive enough for me. Much too contrived. I was also disappointed with the ending. Lot's of ramblings on about the world, but no real ending.
i have to admit, this is beautifully (and soooo so weirdly) written, but i understood nothing of the book. nothing. i'll try it again in ten years and then, hopefully, it will be different to me (although maybe i'm just not into such abstract works as this one).
challenging
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes