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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
I thought that I didn't like this novel the first time that I read it, but I gave it four stars so... who knows. This time, I had a blast. I realized that some of the writing I do for my newsletters is pretty similar in structure to the writing structure of this novel. It's genuinely my favorite.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
Incredible language. "To the Lighthouse" weaves through the thoughts of Woolf's characters in a way that skews reality, which in turn, makes the reader question how he/she views reality. Phenomenal.
challenging
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I quite enjoyed this. I think I preferred it to Mrs Dalloway, just because the themes felt more resonant and because the characters are more likeable.
I like the stream of consciousness style - sometimes a little confusing, but having to work at it is satisfying. Woolf's capacity to create a whole narrative out of such little plot is remarkable. It feels like it's written by someone who experiences a real 'voice' inside their head as consciousness though - I don't, and so I felt that something like A Girl is a Half Formed Thing reflects better how I myself perceive thoughts.
My favourite part is the second section, where describing the house's decline shows time passing. I felt a strong sense of the transience of human action and feeling in comparison to ever-lasting, patient nature.
Woolf is perceptive on themes of gender roles and each gender's dependence on the other. I would have liked to understand better why Lily does not want to marry, and why Mrs Ramsay is so obsessed with it.
The end, in whichMr Ramsay tries to restore/complete his wife and son's past desires to go to the lighthouse though it is too late now , was poignant. I wished we had more consciousness from Mr Ramsay though.
I like the stream of consciousness style - sometimes a little confusing, but having to work at it is satisfying. Woolf's capacity to create a whole narrative out of such little plot is remarkable. It feels like it's written by someone who experiences a real 'voice' inside their head as consciousness though - I don't, and so I felt that something like A Girl is a Half Formed Thing reflects better how I myself perceive thoughts.
My favourite part is the second section, where describing the house's decline shows time passing. I felt a strong sense of the transience of human action and feeling in comparison to ever-lasting, patient nature.
Woolf is perceptive on themes of gender roles and each gender's dependence on the other. I would have liked to understand better why Lily does not want to marry, and why Mrs Ramsay is so obsessed with it.
The end, in which
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
3 stars. I just read a bad edition of this (no introduction, foreword, afterword, text only deal) so I was confused and bored but the reading is obviously beautiful.