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Mrs Dalloway came to me with sky-high expectations. I had read and loved A Room of Ones Own and was looking forward to embarking on a new and different journey with Woolf.
I liked this book. There were extracts and passages which I loved, which captured my eye and ear and mind and made me think "Yes! - That's exactly what life is like!" However I didn't love it or come away from it in awe - which was what I was expecting.
I definitely think this is a book that would sink deeper into you upon a re- ...more
I liked this book. There were extracts and passages which I loved, which captured my eye and ear and mind and made me think "Yes! - That's exactly what life is like!" However I didn't love it or come away from it in awe - which was what I was expecting.
I definitely think this is a book that would sink deeper into you upon a re- ...more
WOW.....This was a great read, and far more 'deep' than other books of the time. A social commentary about life, love, London society, and the aftermath of war- including suicide and PTSD. There is SO MUCH to digest with this one, that I feel the need to write a proper essay about the book, and study it, as opposed to a simple book review. VERY glad that this was a selection for one of my group reads. A GREAT classic book to begin 2019. Read this one- it GOES THERE and is NOT just 'fluff' and de
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Although I was aware of Woolf's train-of-thought writing style, this book was still very jarring at times and it ended up taking me much longer than I had anticipated to finish it - almost twice the time actually! At certain times, I found the writing to be choppy or chaotic and I often had to re-read certain paragraphs or pages. Furthermore, as we were frequently jumping through different characters narration - I'm confused as to why this was not better distinguished. I honestly cannot even say
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