You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
I believe the last few chapters which focus on Lily Briscoe’s mind make up for all of this book’s shortcomings, of which there are relatively few. I like the way that Virginia Woolf examines thoughts and how they work and their layers.
I otherwise read the book as an exploration of one’s desires after being wronged and how the fulfillment of those desires plays out. Also seems to be a sad reflection on acquiescence??? Bet it felt good to write, though.
I otherwise read the book as an exploration of one’s desires after being wronged and how the fulfillment of those desires plays out. Also seems to be a sad reflection on acquiescence??? Bet it felt good to write, though.
reflective
slow-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
Probably would have loved this book if I understood what I was reading lmao
emotional
funny
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:
Yes
emotional
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:
Complicated
A book without a protagonist or central conflict. Stream of consciousness and maybe like The Sound and Fury, just not my genre. Some interesting characters and interesting thoughts rolling round their heads giving you a sense of the life of the upper class of Scotland (I think), but I found the characters to be self-absorbed and mired in their conception of society.
challenging
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
a stunning example of modernist writing. woolf's prose is beautiful, her use of multiple focalization and free indirect discourse masterful. the novel does an incredible job focusing in on the most mundane and intimate details of everyday life and imbuing them with such importance that it becomes clear these trivial things are themselves one and the same with the great awful existential questions of life
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
This was a hard read that was rewarding in the end.
I tried to read Woolf's work when I was younger, but couldn't wrap my head around the paragraph-long sentence structures in her stream of consciousness-style writing. However I loved 'A room of one's own' and thought I ought to give her another go.
The writing leaves you feeling like you're viewing an impressionist painting. I stopped trying to understand the exact meanings and loosened up a little to let the imagery take hold and pour over me instead.
Took me about 80 painful pages before I got into a groove with her writing style that I could finally appreciate.
I haven't read anything that looks at the sort fickle nature of our personal perceptions, interpersonal relations, the passing of time and consciousness in the poetic manner that Woolf does. This was a unique read and I can understand why her work is so iconic.
Worth it. Perhaps I'd enjoy it more a second time round.
I tried to read Woolf's work when I was younger, but couldn't wrap my head around the paragraph-long sentence structures in her stream of consciousness-style writing. However I loved 'A room of one's own' and thought I ought to give her another go.
The writing leaves you feeling like you're viewing an impressionist painting. I stopped trying to understand the exact meanings and loosened up a little to let the imagery take hold and pour over me instead.
Took me about 80 painful pages before I got into a groove with her writing style that I could finally appreciate.
I haven't read anything that looks at the sort fickle nature of our personal perceptions, interpersonal relations, the passing of time and consciousness in the poetic manner that Woolf does. This was a unique read and I can understand why her work is so iconic.
Worth it. Perhaps I'd enjoy it more a second time round.
reflective
fast-paced