A review by oofym
Flush by Virginia Woolf

lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

This was surprisingly good, I'm not sure why I'm surprised that Virginia Woolf's writing is good, but nevertheless it exceeded my expectations. Flush is a sweet and reflective semi-non-fictional biography of a cocker spaniel, written as if the narrator understands Flush's thoughts and motivations. This set up leads to such a unique little book, reflective at moments, joyful in others, sad in spots and aspects of commentary on class and sex seep through in-between the gaps.

This was great, I don't have much to write about as I don't really have any complaints and it's a fairly short story. It was written perfectly and is exactly how it should be, I think Woolf placed all the right words in all the right spots.

I'd definitely recommend it, if 2024 was the year of Dostoyevsky's White Nights, then maybe 2025 should be the year of Virginia Woolf's Flush.