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To the Lighthouse

Virginia Woolf

Start date: September 1, 2017

Finish date: September 30, 2017

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To The Lighthouse

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Aug 22, 2017 Laura Palmiz rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Leggere quest'opera in lingua originale è una sfida difficile da accettare. Pur avendo traduzioni eccellenti come quella di Nadia Fusini, leggere le parole di Virginia Woolf è sicuramente un'esperienza unica: ogni paragrafo è melodia, ogni frase è immagine, ogni parola colpisce l'occhio del lettore e scandisce il ritmo di una storia che è vita. Di una vita che si fa storia.
Al Faro svela la magia che si nasconde dietro eventi perfettamente ordinari - una famiglia, una gita, un'estate, gli anni c ...more

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Aug 04, 2017 Brent Woo rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, in-the-brain, woo-woolf

I'm addicted. And somehow I feel To the Lighthouse is concretely better than Mrs Dalloway, or maybe I just have a better feeling of how to read Woolf. It's more organized, people are more clearly separated, reality and thoughts are clearer, it just 'makes more sense'. Momentum towards the lighthouse builds and builds, but it's all movement in stasis (you know what I'm going to say): bodies are barely moving — people are just walking slowly on the beach, painting methodically, and moving dramatic ...more

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Dec 03, 2017 Julia rated it really liked it

4,5 stars really <3 . Even thought it's really hard (for me at least) to read/get into texts that are "stream of consciousness" I adored this one. (SOC is when the author is objective, but still writes down exactly what each character thinks in the moment.)
Because if you give it a chance, you will definitely get hooked, and Woolfs language captures some of the scariest thoughts one could have. ...more

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May 13, 2014 Fluencer rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favourites, finding-myself, read-again

Woolf's novels always touch the remotest nuances of the truth about people and the world. I found it hard to keep up with this book because I happen to be in a state of mind like the turbulent sea in the book. I was unable to enjoy the ride. But the writing was profound and I am, as always, wiser after reading Virginia Woolf. ...more

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