The Waves by Virginia Woolf

The Waves

Virginia Woolf with Jeanette Winterson (Contributor), Gillian Beer (Contributor)

200 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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The Waves is an astonishingly beautiful and poetic novel. It begins with six children playing in a garden by the sea and follows their lives as they grow up and experience friendship, love and grief at the death of their beloved friend Percival. R...

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Community Reviews Summary of 5,248 reviews

Moods

reflective 89%
challenging 66%
emotional 62%
sad 28%
inspiring 19%
dark 14%
mysterious 12%
hopeful 8%
relaxing 7%
tense 5%
adventurous 3%
funny 1%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 78%
medium 18%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 91% | A mix: 3% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 62% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 7% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

4.13

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