false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1227488776m/1869485.jpg 59716 89 Mrs Woolf first became known to the wider reading public with the publication of A Room of One's Own in 1929. But the year before that, her novel To the Lighthouse had been awarded the Northcliffe and Femina Vie Heureuse prizes. It has since been translated into many languages, including French, German, Spanish, and Italian. Virginia Woolf's technique was all her own. In the words of Naomi Royde-Smith: 'Mrs Woolf is illuminated, analytic, and radiant with a personal quality that increases with every book she writes, and has in To the Lighthouse reached a pitch unsounded by any English writer of her school.' 1323448 book 1927 To the Lighthouse total:11165|5:153|4:152|3:126|2:55|1:34| 11165 42479 15774 861 5 9 false false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 16:15:12 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 16:33:11 -0700 2009 Within the first 20 pages of To the Lighthouse, I fell head over heels in love. Gorgeous, fluid writing…the kind that gives me that buzz. You know that buzz. It was pure joy. There are passages here that unlock memories and past smells; sounds; feels;...more...]]> 4 11 true false Sun May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Aug 11 05:13:21 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 11 05:15:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 5 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sat Feb 24 11:37:00 -0800 2007 Sat Feb 24 12:09:42 -0800 2007
I'm not used to "identifying" with characters in books, even though that's how a lot of people (high school student...more...]]> 2 5 true false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon May 12 21:43:54 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 21:48:30 -0700 2008
I am fascinated with her prose, but that can only sustain ...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Oct 27 08:08:45 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 13 08:34:45 -0800 2007 The Idiot, Faust and The Federalist)I wanted to read a novel that I could relate to. So far I am relating. It seems like sometimes she has c...more...]]> 3 2 false false Tue Mar 25 15:15:24 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 15:19:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Jun 12 18:26:45 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 13 21:17:27 -0700 2007
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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 "free indirect discourse." It's stream of consciousness on steroids. The narrative jumps around not only from time to ti...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 01:07:37 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 01:08:20 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 10:46:35 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 16:02:40 -0800 2008
My thoughts tended to drift in this novel of ideas, causing a bit of a problem with the frequent perspective shifts--sometimes within sentences, even. Still though, Woolf's writing quakes and dares and proves that yes, those feelings--a shadow of impending los...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 10:35:38 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 10:36:52 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 15 14:33:12 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 14:34:53 -0700 2009
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.]]> 4 2 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 19:19:23 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 22:04:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jun 07 15:17:10 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 07 15:29:01 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 3 false false Thu Apr 26 01:11:00 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 26 12:10:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 2 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 24 10:27:49 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 10:28:06 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1869485