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Jan 21, 2019
Katy
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it was ok
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Such lovely prose for a story with no plot. And steam of consciousness gets old very quickly.
This is the first time I have read Virginia Woolf and the first time I've encountered anything like it.
I admit that I'm still rather new at this literary thing, nevertheless, Mrs. Dalloway is not your typical narrative. As a pioneer of modernism, Woolf's style focuses on the internal thoughts of her characters rather than the external surroundings and plot. As soon as I was able to grasp this, Mrs. Dalloway became a fresh and mentally stimulating experience for me.
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I admit that I'm still rather new at this literary thing, nevertheless, Mrs. Dalloway is not your typical narrative. As a pioneer of modernism, Woolf's style focuses on the internal thoughts of her characters rather than the external surroundings and plot. As soon as I was able to grasp this, Mrs. Dalloway became a fresh and mentally stimulating experience for me.
The narrative jumps in and ou ...more
I enjoyed reading this (for the second time). What elegant sleight-of-hand perspective changes/connections Woolf achieved here. Some reviewer likened this to a tapestry, all different characters and their lives and the London streets woven together; or maybe they describe the body of work as more like that -- a breathing organism, comprised of many people and a city. I don't think that this novel, though admired, gets the degree of appreciation it deserves for breaking away from narrative conven
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Mrs. Dalloway It is such a good book although I find it hard to keep up with the changing plot
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Mirabelle
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Oct 11, 2013
Laurie Armstrong
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Feb 05, 2014
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Jul 29, 2014
Christine
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Feb 22, 2025
Bárbara
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Jun 05, 2016
Jim Townsend
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