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To the light house: To the Lighthouse (1927),
by Virginia Woolf
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
This was a hard read that was rewarding in the end.
I tried to read Woolf's work when I was younger, but couldn't wrap my head around the paragraph-long sentence structures in her stream of consciousness-style writing. However I loved 'A room of one's own' and thought I ought to give her another go.
The writing leaves you feeling like you're viewing an impressionist painting. I stopped trying to understand the exact meanings and loosened up a little to let the imagery take hold and pour over me instead.
Took me about 80 painful pages before I got into a groove with her writing style that I could finally appreciate.
I haven't read anything that looks at the sort fickle nature of our personal perceptions, interpersonal relations, the passing of time and consciousness in the poetic manner that Woolf does. This was a unique read and I can understand why her work is so iconic.
Worth it. Perhaps I'd enjoy it more a second time round.
I tried to read Woolf's work when I was younger, but couldn't wrap my head around the paragraph-long sentence structures in her stream of consciousness-style writing. However I loved 'A room of one's own' and thought I ought to give her another go.
The writing leaves you feeling like you're viewing an impressionist painting. I stopped trying to understand the exact meanings and loosened up a little to let the imagery take hold and pour over me instead.
Took me about 80 painful pages before I got into a groove with her writing style that I could finally appreciate.
I haven't read anything that looks at the sort fickle nature of our personal perceptions, interpersonal relations, the passing of time and consciousness in the poetic manner that Woolf does. This was a unique read and I can understand why her work is so iconic.
Worth it. Perhaps I'd enjoy it more a second time round.