Reviews

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

ellen1's review against another edition

funny reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

emchuah's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

stellabezemer's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

katialena's review against another edition

Too dense with not enough story to be engaging. 

hellioux's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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

5.0

aych's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

jdonohoe's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Dug parts of it, didn’t give it its full due I think.

zipples's review against another edition

5.0

This book is about gender and art and change and time. It’s about society and love. This book has so many layers and more people need to read it.

more QUEER people need to read it. The book has so many themes that I think can connect people with how queerness was in the 20s and how fluid the thought of it was.

The use of gender as an extension of your self expression.

The book is not for everyone, but it is for more people than you think.

It does have a lot of racism, esp of the british varieties.

This cover makes it look like an erotica but I swear it’s not

magmun's review against another edition

4.5

I really enjoyed Woolf’s writing style and exploration of Orlando as a character. It’s very interesting to read an older piece of media that tackles topics of gender and fluidity, and I understand why this story is so well regarded. I wish the ideas and concepts were pushed just a bit farther and developed a bit more but I still greatly enjoyed this.

samcuttle's review against another edition

what a silly, lovely love letter to gift to another. to express that someone is everything and anything to the world, but most of all everything and anything to them. 

hmm .. to be a princess.. or maybe a prince, or perhaps both. how about it all?!