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To the Lighthouse was a difficult read, for me. The book is written in stream of consciousness and is not very easy to follow. Virginia Woolf deals with themes of mens' and womens' roles, relationships, and permanence. Recurring is the idea of the fact that so much is fleeting in this life, but all want to leave a mark and have a permanent impact on the world.
In the end, Lily Briscoe realizes how permanence is to be had. One cannot simply live in their ideas, they must actually put these ideas i ...more
In the end, Lily Briscoe realizes how permanence is to be had. One cannot simply live in their ideas, they must actually put these ideas i ...more
Up to know I read about 60-70 pages from this book and my feeling is that it is hard to classify it. Actually it did not catch me as it should until now. Let's see later.
Not too many noticeable things to tell, even after I completed it. It seems to me a kind of novel I do not get along with. Let's hope Orlando is better.
My copy of this novel is in Romanian. ...more
Not too many noticeable things to tell, even after I completed it. It seems to me a kind of novel I do not get along with. Let's hope Orlando is better.
My copy of this novel is in Romanian. ...more
challenging, the kind of book you need to slow down for, but well worth it. woolf's a stylistic genius, with subtle, poignant insights.
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Sep 01, 2008
Greer
marked it as to-read
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Moira
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it was amazing
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