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biggiantloser's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
im confused about why they made a movie out of a book that is almost entirely inner thoughts. i watched half of it a few months ago and forgot to go back to it. maybe ill do that and see what the dealio is !
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness
mmefish's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
C'est la merde, forgive my French.
I was in at the beginning, thinking the prose beautiful, but once M. Cunningham started inserting paragraphs from the actual "Mrs. Dalloway", it became clear (I'm yet to read it) that he has tried and failed to imitate Woolf's style.
The characters themselves are insufferable (Woolf's portrayal feels almost insulting, and I don't even consider myself her admirer); they're incredibly vain and whiny, overthinking every little thing because, clearly, the have nothing better to do. There's no depth, just vanity topped with some cursing (that emerged suddenly after more than 50% in) and expressions like "worshipping his ass", "fucking him sensless", " ...some force between them [aunt and her 5yo. niece], a complicity that is neither maternal nor erotic but contains elements of both". Cheap.
And, of course, women constantly think of how beautiful they/other women are or aren't, how they're getting older, how their breast touch other woman's breasts, how they desire another woman, how "she has kissed her sister, not quite innocently..."
I would probably LOVE this as a teenager. Now, thankfully, I know better.
I was in at the beginning, thinking the prose beautiful, but once M. Cunningham started inserting paragraphs from the actual "Mrs. Dalloway", it became clear (I'm yet to read it) that he has tried and failed to imitate Woolf's style.
The characters themselves are insufferable (Woolf's portrayal feels almost insulting, and I don't even consider myself her admirer); they're incredibly vain and whiny, overthinking every little thing because, clearly, the have nothing better to do. There's no depth, just vanity topped with some cursing (that emerged suddenly after more than 50% in) and expressions like "worshipping his ass", "fucking him sensless", " ...some force between them [aunt and her 5yo. niece], a complicity that is neither maternal nor erotic but contains elements of both". Cheap.
And, of course, women constantly think of how beautiful they/other women are or aren't, how they're getting older, how their breast touch other woman's breasts, how they desire another woman, how "she has kissed her sister, not quite innocently..."
I would probably LOVE this as a teenager. Now, thankfully, I know better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness, Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Cursing and Gore
Minor: Sexual content and Incest
lenadesouza's review
dark
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It is a perfect ode to womanhood. It is melancholic and beautiful in a devastating way. I felt like I was being pushed out of my body while reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Death, and Suicide attempt
moviemagus's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Blood
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abandonment
rakkaussipsi's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Moderate: Terminal illness
algeaard's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
«Maybe there is nothing, ever, that can equal the recollection of having been young together. [...] Richard was the person Clarissa loved at her most optimistic moment.»
«But there are still the hours, aren't there? One and then another, and you get through that one and then, my god, there's another.»
«But there are still the hours, aren't there? One and then another, and you get through that one and then, my god, there's another.»
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Moderate: Terminal illness
heatherrhodus's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Blood and Terminal illness
Minor: Self harm
katjasimone's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Death
questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
challenging
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, and Terminal illness
cilie's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Læste denne kort efter at have læst 'Mrs. Dalloway' af Virginia Woolf - det kan anbefales.
De tre fortællinger har på overfladen ikke meget andet tilfældes end gule roser, men efterhånden som man læsere videre føles de alligevel relevante for hinanden. Der er spørgsmål om seksualitet, identitet, samfundets normer og forventninger samt de valg de tre hovedpersoner har taget.
Temaer om hvorvidt man er havnet på det rette sted i livet, om at forstille sig/spille en rolle, om mindreværd, forskellige former for kærlighed og om selvmord/død er også gennemgående.
Jeg elskede de to historiske linjer, hvor vi følger hhv. Woolf i 1923 og Brown i 1949. De havde en meget Woolfsk 'feeling'. Desuden får vi superbe beskrivelser af kvinder der er psykisk ude af balance. Min største anke ved disse to linjer er at de er skrevet i nutid og det er jeg bare ikke fan af når vi taler historisk fiktion.
Linjen i 1990'erne har ikke den samme Woolfske 'vibe', men følger tilgengæld et langt stykke hen ad vejen narrativet i 'Mrs. Dalloway'. I dette spor får vi også et lille indblik i hvor forfærdelig en sygdom HIV/AIDS var i '80erne og 90'erne. Jeg var ikke så vild med denne del af bogen til at starte, men efterhånden som historien fik momentum vandt den ind og blev rigtig spændende.
De tre fortællinger har på overfladen ikke meget andet tilfældes end gule roser, men efterhånden som man læsere videre føles de alligevel relevante for hinanden. Der er spørgsmål om seksualitet, identitet, samfundets normer og forventninger samt de valg de tre hovedpersoner har taget.
Temaer om hvorvidt man er havnet på det rette sted i livet, om at forstille sig/spille en rolle, om mindreværd, forskellige former for kærlighed og om selvmord/død er også gennemgående.
Jeg elskede de to historiske linjer, hvor vi følger hhv. Woolf i 1923 og Brown i 1949. De havde en meget Woolfsk 'feeling'. Desuden får vi superbe beskrivelser af kvinder der er psykisk ude af balance. Min største anke ved disse to linjer er at de er skrevet i nutid og det er jeg bare ikke fan af når vi taler historisk fiktion.
Linjen i 1990'erne har ikke den samme Woolfske 'vibe', men følger tilgengæld et langt stykke hen ad vejen narrativet i 'Mrs. Dalloway'. I dette spor får vi også et lille indblik i hvor forfærdelig en sygdom HIV/AIDS var i '80erne og 90'erne. Jeg var ikke så vild med denne del af bogen til at starte, men efterhånden som historien fik momentum vandt den ind og blev rigtig spændende.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Terminal illness