A review by anxiousapple
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

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

5.0

Mrs Dalloway is still with me nearly a year after I first turned its final page! Even better, I still think of it fondly after reading it and closely studying it multiple times. This is the kind of book that does it for me, wonderfully immersive language, fascinating commentary, discussions on life in London early in the 20th century, and mental illness (all of which are bookish buzzwords for me)

It has the strange distinction of being tragic - in dealing with Septimus' storyline - whilst also being life-affirming with luscious descriptions of the beauty and consolatory of nature and the sparkling potential offered to women post the vote for. Although I suppose the best term would be bittersweet acknowledging the intervening years.
I found I adore it every time I pick it up.
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