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I re-read this along with The Hours in December 2022 and wow! what a different experience. I loved it all and want to explore more of Woolf's work. LOVED this edition, especially the foreward by Jenny Offil.
from my original reading in 2017 (3-stars):
Read Harder - published between 1900 and 1950 (originally in 1923)
I decided to read this when I was almost done with The Hours ... I wanted to see how the original compared with the retelling. I liked this ok - parts were brilliant, but parts were al ...more
from my original reading in 2017 (3-stars):
Read Harder - published between 1900 and 1950 (originally in 1923)
I decided to read this when I was almost done with The Hours ... I wanted to see how the original compared with the retelling. I liked this ok - parts were brilliant, but parts were al ...more
I re-read this as my selection for one of my book clubs. For some reason I was putting off reading it, and I really wish I hadn't. I had forgotten how beautiful the language is. The story follows a day in the life of Mrs Dalloway - she is giving a party that night.
This book is not for everyone, for two reasons. First, in terms of things happening, there's not much. Second, Woolf wrote this in a stream of consciousness style (no breaks or chapters, etc), which some folks don't like.
If you aren' ...more
This book is not for everyone, for two reasons. First, in terms of things happening, there's not much. Second, Woolf wrote this in a stream of consciousness style (no breaks or chapters, etc), which some folks don't like.
If you aren' ...more
Mar 27, 2014
Claire Jefferies
marked it as to-read
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Jan 28, 2018
Kate
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