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316 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780156031516
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication date: 03 July 2006
Description
Begun as a "joke," Orlando is Virginia Woolf's fantastical biography of a poet who first appears as a sixteen-year-old boy at the court of Elizabeth I, and is left at the novel's end a married woman in the year 1928. Part love letter to Vita Sackv...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,567 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
adventurous 37%
funny 29%
mysterious 27%
emotional 26%
inspiring 19%
lighthearted 15%
hopeful 9%
informative 4%
relaxing 4%
sad 4%
dark 3%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 19% | N/A: 4%Average rating
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Racial slurs, Racism
316 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780156031516
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication date: 03 July 2006
Description
Begun as a "joke," Orlando is Virginia Woolf's fantastical biography of a poet who first appears as a sixteen-year-old boy at the court of Elizabeth I, and is left at the novel's end a married woman in the year 1928. Part love letter to Vita Sackv...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,567 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
adventurous 37%
funny 29%
mysterious 27%
emotional 26%
inspiring 19%
lighthearted 15%
hopeful 9%
informative 4%
relaxing 4%
sad 4%
dark 3%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 19% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism