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Alone, I often fall down into nothingness. I must push my foot stealthily lest I should fall off the edge of the world into nothingness. I have to bang my head against some hard door to call myself back to the body.

For this moment, this one moment, we are together. I press you to me. Come, pain, feed on me. Bury your fangs in my flesh. Tear me asunder. I sob, I sob.

blcktiger's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

divinehealer14's review against another edition

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challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Absolutely stunning prose, very original, but perhaps a bit too challenging to understand for me right now.

mrxqii's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective relaxing slow-paced

5.0

littleghostelli's review against another edition

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5.0

One of my top three favorite books of all time, and my favorite book from Virginia Woolf. Reading the book for the first time can feel jarring, especially if you're already familiar with Woolf's work - it's an experimental cadence for her, with the speaker not always immediately clear and fractured structures that can make it difficult to read if you aren't fully immersed. The second time you read it, it feels like breathing. The pace is beautiful and almost a meditative state. It's a quiet practice in observance and almost painful honesty.

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