Reviews - The Waves | The StoryGraph

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I will have to try to read this again. I have had several attempts at starting it and have struggled and found the style quite off-putting. It may be the kind of thing I need to dedicate a day to at some point.

spiritlesscatalyst's review against another edition

3.0

challenging reflective 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

cleo_reads's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 15%

Definitely more me than the novel - I just don’t have the patience for the poetic, stream of consciousness descriptions.

The book description also includes a huge spoiler.

marokiya's review against another edition

5.0

Tough literature. This one is definitely worth rereading repeatedly to glean further details due to the unique narrative style of the story.

verapoyraz's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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: Yes

The language was quite hard to understand. This would’ve been 5 stars if it was an easier read. However, that’s on me and not the book itself. It’s a masterpiece. I will definitely reread it over and over again!

millslike2read's review against another edition

3.0

A little rich for my blood. Unquestionably a beautiful beautiful book - difficult to fully absorb without being in a highly meditative state of 100% focus. Bit somber for a holiday read. Will reread segments in a few years. But a very special piece of writing.

gewills97's review against another edition

3.0

This is a challenging text. Woolf's language is at its most convoluted here and I did not enjoy it as much as I was anticipating. Perhaps this was because I was reading for my degree and so was trying to decipher meaning to much?