Questions About Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse

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Which audiobook version is the best? I know there are multiple versions out there and I don't want to grab the lesser one.

Leslie E. Juliet Stevenson reads this beautifully.

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Hi! I am Giulia, PhD at the University of Nottingham. I am doing a research on V. Woolf and on how people process information while reading. I need people who have read this novel to run a little questionnaire which will help understand readers behavior. Would you like to participate? If yes, please write to me, and I will send you my questionnaire as soon as it is ready. I would really appreciate!!

Nancy Hi, I read it in its entirety when I was a university student in about 1976 or 1977. It's my favourite novel in a big way. I think I have bought it th…moreHi, I read it in its entirety when I was a university student in about 1976 or 1977. It's my favourite novel in a big way. I think I have bought it three times in a paperback edition because previous versions get misplaced when I want to peek (I corrected "peak") into it again. I looked at it again tonight, so as to be able to quote the last paragraph, which I didn't end up doing because the occasion was unworthy, good as it is. I didn't think I would be understood well enough. But I then, shifting my attention, read (again) the last two pages and then the first page (again), and I'm going to reread it again now completely. On paper. I'd be fascinated to answer your questionnaire. But it says "3 years ago. 0 Answers". What's happened with the questionnaire? Where are you at with it now? (less)

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I am a literature student reading novel with stream of consciousness technique for the first time. I am having trouble keeping up with the book. Is there anything that can make it easier for me to read this and other similar books?

Michael Derry I have the same problem, I found a recommendation to just blast through it and not worry about the plot or story so I am doing that .. It is our book …moreI have the same problem, I found a recommendation to just blast through it and not worry about the plot or story so I am doing that .. It is our book club book so I want to read every page to be able to properly review it.(less)

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Is this book easy to follow for a highschooler?

Laurie No, difficult style but also one of the main themes is mortality and passage of time. High school students could understand these but it's more approp…moreNo, difficult style but also one of the main themes is mortality and passage of time. High school students could understand these but it's more appropriate for people who have more lived experience. So many books to choose from, I wouldn't choose this one. If you have strong students and you want to teach them to read modernist novels, I'd consider Portrait of an Artist or Heart of Darkness. Easier for them to relate to the themes, I think.(less)

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Is this book appropriate to teach to high schoolers ages 15 and up? Does it contain much sexual content?