5.46k reviews for:

Orlando

Virginia Woolf

3.84 AVERAGE

dayslife143's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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My book club requested I post the comment i made in regards to meaning of Orlando's manuscript the oak tree

"Thinking about the oak tree as an analogy for Orlando, you can take into consideration the changing of the seasons. Each year the tree may have new leaves but at its core it is the same tree" 

Also I liked the bit with the toad 

jmroberts91's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny mysterious reflective medium-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

charlottecathb's review against another edition

5.0

funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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alicxx's review against another edition

3.0

challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

abbywilber's review against another edition

4.25

challenging funny hopeful informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fridakj's review against another edition

1.0

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

valtherizzle's review against another edition

2.0

challenging 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: No

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I appreciate the subject, especially considering the time it was written. That said, I'd fight Orlando in a Dennys parking lot. She was insufferable. 

sahy's review against another edition

2.0

challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

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taken from the text itself, this sums up how i feel about the book: 

“Often a dumb hour is the most ravishing of all; brilliant wit can be tedious beyond description. ”

i don't really mesh well with absurdist and florid language which is the majority of this book. honestly, the most exciting parts were reading about orlando fleeing the archduchess/duke's approaches — i understand that the book is not super plot-driven and instead is supposed to serve as a satirical commentary on contemporary english society and woolf's relationship, but i saw a review that said this book "is more fun to read about than to read" and i entirely agree

baskha's review against another edition

5.0

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ორლანდო, რომელიც რამდენიმე საუკუნის ახალგაზრდა ჭაბუკი/ქალია სრულიად ახალი, განსხვავებული მოვლენაა ლიტერატურაში. ზედმეტად პათეტიკური ვხდები როცა ვირჯინიას ვეხები, მაგრამ კითხვისას საოცარ ლიტერატურულ სილამაზეს და სიამოვნებას ვერ ვუძლებდი ხოლმე და გვერდზე ვდებდი.
"ორლანდო" თავდაყირა დააყენებს დროის, სქესის, სიტყვის/ნაწერის განსაზღვრებას და ისეთი კითხვებს დასვამს, რომელიც მთელი მეოცე საუკუნეს აზროვნებას განსაზღვრავს.
მოკლედ, სასიამოვნო მოგზაურობას გისურვებთ საუკეთესო მწერლის სამყაროში.
და ბოლოს, ლელა დუმბაძის გარეშე ვირჯინია ვულფის კითხვა არ წარმომიდგენია, სხვა რა უნდა თქვა ამ მთარგმნელზე გარდა ერთი სიტყვისა - საუკეთესო!

joanne_listenstobooks's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful inspiring 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: Yes