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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
Gorgeous, gorgeous prose. I think that to really love a book I need to be engaged with a plot which is unfortunate really since this was very stream-of-consciousness, I assume that’s why it took me so long to finish it.
Another melancholic sea-related book by Woolf, this one lands better than To The Lighthouse, and I think the main reason is that it simply feels less disjointed.
Every character lands, every character has their moment and every character stands out. And the story just bleeds nostalgia and that bittersweet longing for a time that cannot be recovered.
Perhaps my only complaint is that the book isn't long enough, and some characters get a little more time than others than is perhaps deserved. But this is certainly my favourite Woolf work that I've read thus far.
Beautiful, ethereal, magical.
8/10
Every character lands, every character has their moment and every character stands out. And the story just bleeds nostalgia and that bittersweet longing for a time that cannot be recovered.
Perhaps my only complaint is that the book isn't long enough, and some characters get a little more time than others than is perhaps deserved. But this is certainly my favourite Woolf work that I've read thus far.
Beautiful, ethereal, magical.
8/10
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I had a hard time with this book. Slogged through it barely understanding what was happening. Some of the writing was pretty, but by the end I was feeling really annoyed with it since I had no sense of the narrative. I think I would have benefited from reading this in an English class, with a professor to guide me.
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
full of woolfian artifice. every character in this novel will forever be in my heart. unlike anything i had ever read before, and unlike anything i have read after. my favourite woolf novel.
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
This is a difficult book to rate because it was admittedly a slog to read, deliberately inaccessible, it did contain some of the most amazing writing I have ever read and for that experience I will be so grateful to this book despite the moments where I wanted to throw it at a wall.
Nothing leaves me romanticising life, love, and friendship and seeing poetry in everything as when I've read Virginia Woolf's works. Only reason I didn't give it a five star is because of the concentration needed to grasp everything (English is not my native language) - I want to give it a five star when I know I got the whole book. This will, in other words, be reread.
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