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Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

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fatalflaw's review against another edition

4.0

settling into virginia wolf’s writing style was hard to adapt to, but once i was accustomed to it, i discovered virginia to be nothing short of a genius.

bluelizzz's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

She's an icon, she's a legend, her style is brilliant, but not for everyone.

And probably not for me?
I enjoyed the plot and her choice of words. I adore a good methaphore, and attention to details.
But the pace is killing me. 200-ish pages took me MONTHS to finish! I had to read it like a page a day to wrap it up somehow. I'll give it another chance with "To the Lighthouse" or "Orlando" (I loved the movie).

The characters are probably more fascinating than the story (where Mrs.Dalloway prepares for the party and reminices about the old days). The antiwar plotline just crushed me in the best sense possible

(as a ukrainian suffering from war in real life, I felt SO MUCH for the poor Septimus and Rezia). And the kiss scene with Sally... as a bi woman this scene now lives rent free in my head forever

sandydollreads's review against another edition

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emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sarahrussell's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

jasmainem_readsalot's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

aaliyamckee's review against another edition

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4.0

Definitely clever and well-written, but the no chapters thing is really infuriating and makes it difficult to get through. Also half the time I can't tell which random character's voice we're following.