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A review by zatannacomic
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
I think this story tries to show two different lives, each with a connecting feeling of not have closure from something in the past. Both characters in this book are at their core unhappy.
Honestly the Mrs Dalloway parts were not the sections of the book I cared about. They felt really drawn out, which makes sense considering the stream of consciousness style of writing. I kind of missed a bit of depth or action going on. I had hoped to see more of the party, its guests and like the gossip or conversations that came out of that (which did happen, but only in the last 20% of the book ).
Now the part I loved reading were about Septimus and Rezia. They were interesting, full of emotion and depth. It was very sad to see this character suffer while not being helped correctly. I had probably liked a book on these characters alone better.
Honestly the Mrs Dalloway parts were not the sections of the book I cared about. They felt really drawn out, which makes sense considering the stream of consciousness style of writing. I kind of missed a bit of depth or action going on. I had hoped to see more of the party, its guests and like the gossip or conversations that came out of that (
Now the part I loved reading were about Septimus and Rezia. They were interesting, full of emotion and depth. It was very sad to see this character suffer while not being helped correctly. I had probably liked a book on these characters alone better.