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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Barely understood great portions of it. Lovely language throughout. Woolf seems like she's hypersensitive to stuff that most people barely notice. I found it interesting but rather dark.
I'm not sure how to feel about this one yet. Virginia Woolf is one of the titans of modernism, and this is my first time reading her. This isn't a very long book, but it took me months to get through. For some reason, it's not easy. It's very internal.
The title is appropriate: this is a book about daily life of an English family as they head toward - or talk about heading toward - a lighthouse. I could go on, but the point is, as with many challenging authors, this is the kind of writing that's going to take me a lot of time and either multiple readings or at least multiple books by the author to form a strong opinion of.
The title is appropriate: this is a book about daily life of an English family as they head toward - or talk about heading toward - a lighthouse. I could go on, but the point is, as with many challenging authors, this is the kind of writing that's going to take me a lot of time and either multiple readings or at least multiple books by the author to form a strong opinion of.
I thought I hated Janet Fitch’s superfluous writing. This was misery! I dumped it halfway through.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
okay. i am just. okay. it takes a bit to get into, but man...incredible. i love virginia woolf!! i cannot wait to reread this as my life goes on, to see how this changes with me. even though i read this for school, i have been wanting to read this for awhile -- i even owned the book beforehand! even though i can't truly relate to the themes of motherhood and death, there is something for everyone in this book -- if you are able to get past the stream of consciousness style, after all.
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I just couldn’t get myself to care about the characters, their issues or the grief/hope/lighthouse situation… The writing itself makes it a two star book, but if it were any longer than it was, it would have been a dnf
There are many, many stunning passages in this book...I've been meaning to re-read it for so long and I'm so glad I did.
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No