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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A great novel. Like reading a book in surround sound.
I reread Mrs. Dalloway just now, prompted by my friend Ellen and by the Met Opera's new production of The Hours, which is based on Michael Cunningham's novel, which, in turn, is based on Mrs. Dalloway. When I first started rereading it, I wasn't able to sit down for an extended dip, and that turned out to be a mistake. I re-started and found that it took me a little while to perceive and adjust to the shifting perspectives of Mrs. Dalloway, Septimus Warren Smith and the many others whose path Mrs. Dalloway does (or doesn't) cross--watch for thematic and other connections that don't involve actual contact or close relationships. It's beautiful.
challenging
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
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
Definitely one that needs a reread and in spite of its small page count a really, really slow read for me. Gorgeous poetic prose, some really profound thoughts about connectivity and relationships. A heartbreaking portrait of somebody with PTSD. As ever with Virginia Woolf, some slightly nauseating privilege.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Racism, Colonisation
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
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
a solid intro into woolf’s catalogue, but i think i’ll have to revisit this soon because as it is now, i’m way too dumb to understand half of what it’s trying to say. i was right to be intimidated for so long.
challenging
funny
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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:
Complicated