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Orlando

Virginia Woolf

3.84 AVERAGE

ft_nelly's review against another edition

3.75

challenging reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sedarka's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aoifereadsbooks69's review against another edition

4.0

challenging funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

_ichia_'s review against another edition

2.75

reflective 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: Yes

sammiseah's review against another edition

3.25

challenging lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A gift from my husband, after we watched Ľubica Čekovská’s Here I am, Orlando in Brno over the Christmas holidays. The opera was inspired by this seminal work by Virginia Woolf and it definitely captured the chaos and ridiculousness of this book.

It was incredibly novel and practically revolutionary for its time and the fact that it’s written for her lover, Vita Sackville-West? -chef’s kiss-.

I did struggle through the early 1900s writing style and found some parts incredibly dull and draggy. But that might be a me problem, I’m notoriously bad with old European literature.