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_chubby_bunny_ 's review for:
The Hours
by Michael Cunningham
The stylistics of this book is truly something else. It is occasionally very reminiscent of Woolf's own writing. Not a single character in the book conforms to the system of categorising people and labelling their human complexity with names, which was very refreshing to see since today everything has to be openly and clearly labelled. The book casually deals with many issues, the most apparent two being LGBT themes and mental health. Woolf's story attracted me the most because Virginia is an occasionally-struggling writer with storm raging in her mind. There was something oddly comforting in the way all these characters were a bit lost and always sticking to playing roles and wearing masks, something that I found very relatable and made me feel less insane and alone.