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A Christmas gift from dear friend U. aka T.A. Thanks a lot!!!
Page 12 - Preface
Many friends have helped me in writing this book. Some are dead and so illustrious that I scarcely dare name them, yet no one can read or write without being perpetually in the debt of Defoe, Sir Thomas Browne, Sterne, Sir Walter Scott, Lord Macaulay, Emily Bronte, De Quincey, and Walter Pater — to name the first that come to mind. Others are alive, and though perhaps as illustrious in their own way, are less formidabl ...more
Page 12 - Preface
Many friends have helped me in writing this book. Some are dead and so illustrious that I scarcely dare name them, yet no one can read or write without being perpetually in the debt of Defoe, Sir Thomas Browne, Sterne, Sir Walter Scott, Lord Macaulay, Emily Bronte, De Quincey, and Walter Pater — to name the first that come to mind. Others are alive, and though perhaps as illustrious in their own way, are less formidabl ...more
This book is not my cup of tea as I am neither a fan of magical realism nor Virginia Woolf. I read it for a book club and while there were many moments that resonated and I could appreciate why other people might like it, it ultimately left me cold.
Way before Layla, Woolf bends gender, and time. Peters out toward the end....
One of Woolf's minor works, but still very appealing. It's a slow starter because of the period of the story then since the author is writing in the style of the time-- I'll say no more!
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Feb 03, 2016
Julia
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Loved most of it. The end left a bit to be desired, simply because I wasn't exactly sure what happened.
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Christian
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