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The Complete Shorter Fiction of Virginia Woolf by Virginia Woolf, Susan Dick

regalalgorithm's review against another edition

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4.0

Quite a treat if you are a fan of Woolf. Certainly enjoyed some stories more than others, but they were consistently interesting and it was fascinating to see Woolf's development as an author.

garibae's review against another edition

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challenging funny reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

sarahreadsaverylot's review against another edition

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4.0

Virginia Woolf and her carefully, carefully, constructed works.

nancydang's review against another edition

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generally not as good as her novels but "a simple melody" and "the lady in the looking glass: a reflection" are standouts 

thursnext's review against another edition

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5.0

Recomendadísima colección de relatos. En cuanto los terminaba, regresaba a ellos para releer algunos pasajes y detenerme a admirar cómo construye sus largas frases; hace música con los signos de puntuación. De los que están relacionados con la fiesta de Mrs. Dalloway, mi preferido es El vestido nuevo. El resto de mi top 5 lo conforman: La marca en la pared, La sociedad, Lappin y Lapinova y El legado. ❤

kisicosasgt's review against another edition

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5.0

Exquisita, potente, real porque es Woolf.

almudenamisist's review against another edition

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5.0

Es un compendio de relatos increíble muy bien organizado filológicamente hablando que ofrece una visión muy completa de la autora, su contexto histórico, social y político y de su obra en general. Ayuda a comprender su forma de escribir. Le doy esta puntuación pero quiero que conste que no lo recomiendo a alguien que quiera empezar a leerla. Quizá recomendaría La Señora Dalloway. En cualquier caso, me parece imprescindible en esta autora leer sus relatos.

silvina's review

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3.0

This collection is interesting as a study of the evolution of Virginia's writing through the ages, but not that interesting in itself. VW's shorter fiction doesn't really compare to her novels in any way. She obviously didn't give much thought to some of them, probably not revising them very thoroughly before getting them published. And I don't think she really cared as much about her short stories as she did about her novels; some of the stories might have been written just for the money and others as exercises in style or sketches for future novels. One of the most interesting things for me in this collection was actually the editing; it was very complete and well done, and the editor's notes were somehow more enjoyable to read than the stories themselves.

carolwolverine's review against another edition

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5.0

Aunque la forma de escribir se puede hacer un poco densa haciendo necesario volver a leer si que son historias atemporales pese a la época en la que fueron escritas siguen siendo actuales con sus matices.
En mi caso se hizo perfecto para los trayectos cortos del metro ya que la lectura de un cuento coincidía con el tiempo que invierto, también he tardado más en leerlo al estar leyéndolo de esta manera. Pero creo que es una buena manera de saborear cada cuento a su manera no lo recomendaría leer de seguido.
Seguiré leyendo libros de esta escritora dentro de mi reto personal de leer libros clásicos entre lecturas.

agusrecomienda's review against another edition

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4.0

Tiene una prosa muy original, juega con las estructuras, los principios te shockean.