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    <body><![CDATA[                                    1<br/>Within the first 20 pages of <em>To the Lighthouse</em>, I fell head over heels in love.  Gorgeous, fluid writing…the kind that gives me <em>that</em> buzz.  You know that buzz.  It was pure joy.  There are passages here that unlock memories and past smells; sounds; feels;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58787426">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Subject of this extraordinary novel is the daily life of an English family in the Hebrides. &quot;Radiant as [To the Lighthouse] is in its beauty, there could never be a mistake about it: here is a novel to the last degree severe and uncompromising. I think that beyond being about the very nature of reality, it is itself a vision of reality&quot; <br/>Eudora Welty, from her Introduction.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my first foray into the works of Virginia Woolf and I have to say that it was one of the most boring books I've ever read. 'To the Lighthouse' kept cropping up on all the literary lists as a &quot;must-read&quot;, so I diligently got my copy and prepared for something meaningful and thought...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/889888">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I just re-read this book a few months ago, thinking it was time to give Virginia another go. Her writing style is as original as they come, but this story is still as pointless as it was when I was forced to read it in highschool.<br/><br/>I am fascinated with her prose, but that can only sustain ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22124122">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a review in progress as I am currently reading this book.  I picked it up yesterday and am now on page 79.  After a summer of very difficult reading (<em>The Idiot, Faust and The Federalist<em>)I wanted to read a novel that I could relate to.  So far I am relating.  It seems like sometimes she has c...</em></em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8310814">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Subject of this extraordinary novel is the daily life of an English family in the Hebrides. &quot;Radiant as [To the Lighthouse] is in its beauty, there could never be a mistake about it: here is a novel to the last degree severe and uncompromising. I think that beyond being about the very nature of reality, it is itself a vision of reality&quot; <br/>Eudora Welty, from her Introduction.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm conflcited about my feelings for Virginia Woolf.  One one hand I adore her and think her work created breathing room for countless women writers and artists.  I appreciate the depth of her characters, the struggles through which those characters were born, and the creativity of her often subtle ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18619865">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It doesn't really get any better than this. It's that simple. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My only experience with Woolf, this is still my favorite novel, or at least among the top few.  I read it again last year after more than 10 yrs, when I had read it repeatedly, and now, especially after 4+ volumes of Proust's &quot;In search of lost time&quot;, and dozens of other novels and novella...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23595110">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i'm not really sure what value there is in offering a review for To the Lighthouse; if you get drawn into Virginia Woolf and you're able to participate in the language project she has going, then you'll eventually find this book. but if i had a &quot;FAVORITE BOOK&quot; i guess this would be one of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13596468">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite Woolf.<br/><br/>This is a very challenging read, not the type of novel you breeze through on the bus or at the beach.  Here Woolf perfects her innovative &quot;free indirect discourse.&quot;  It's stream of consciousness on steroids.  The narrative jumps around not only from time to ti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8299803">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Me encantaría escribir esta reseña dejando claro desde el principio que voy a ser completamente objetivo a la hora de evaluar cualquier obra de Virginia Woolf. Pero, simplemente, no puedo. Es la propia autora la que hace imposible mi objetividad: cada nueva obra firmada por ella que cae en mis man...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6531556">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't just throw 5-star ratings around like nothing...this book was great..extremely satisfying. When describing the book, it sounds like it would be horrible- wealthy family with a vacation home on an island, plus wealthy house guests and dinner parties (usually) equals boring pretentious tripe. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3706826">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[One of the greatest literary achievements of the 20th century and the author's most popular novel. The serene and maternal Mrs. Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr. Ramsay, together with their children and assorted guests are holidaying on the Isle of Skye. From the seemingly trivial postponement of a visit to a nearby lighthouse, Virginia Woolf constructs a remarkable and moving examination of the complex tensions and allegiances of family life, and the conflict between male and female principles.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[DISCLAIMER:<br/><br/>This one's only got 4 stars because it opened my mind to a different kind of writing - I didn't enjoy it much.  And I don't mean enjoy in the vapid sense of the word; I didn't think the book offered much for the taking, other than a very unique writing perspective.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Subject of this extraordinary novel is the daily life of an English family in the Hebrides. &quot;Radiant as [To the Lighthouse] is in its beauty, there could never be a mistake about it: here is a novel to the last degree severe and uncompromising. I think that beyond being about the very nature of reality, it is itself a vision of reality&quot; <br/>Eudora Welty, from her Introduction.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you read anything by Virginia Woolf, be sure to read this one!  While the presence and absence of the magnetic and charming Mrs. Ramsey effectively bookend the novel, the central character is actually her wallflower houseguest Lily Briscoe.  As she spends her time observing the family and paintin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1761030">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was torture to read! ]]></body>
    
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