sanderijng 's review for:

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

3.5

adventurous funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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ngl i found it very hard to get myself to care for this until halfway through the book when she turned into a woman and i don't know whether that's just the misandrist in me speaking or if that is genuinely where the book starts getting better. anyway. i wanted to like this more than i actually did. there was just too much happening too quickly which made it hard to really get invested in the plot, but then there were also a lot of long meandering reflections that distracted from the plot, which didn't help either. virginia is definitely a talented and witty writer, there were multiple parts that made me giggle, and i can see why this has been such an impactful book. it definitely is unique and it took some real craftsmanship to write. it is just sadly not for me, although i do intend on reading more of virginia's work because i did really like her style of writing. maybe another of her books will be just right for me.