Classics Group Read (post 1900) - To The Lighthouse - February 2015 - NO SPOILERS

[Paul]

The discussion thread is now open. No spoilers on this one, please

[Charlotte]

Was slightly amused to see this won, and cynically pondered if it may have gotten a few extra votes because of the Full Deck Challenge! :P My first Virginia Woolf read :)

[Trine]

Charlotte wrote: "Was slightly amused to see this won, and cynically pondered if it may have gotten a few extra votes because of the Full Deck Challenge! :P My first Virginia Woolf read :)"

My thoughts exactly;o Though I had chosen another book - I might change it for this one^^

[Charlotte]

Same with me, may keep my original one in place, but change to this if 54 books starts becoming less manageable as the year goes on!

[Jo]

My copy doesn't have a lighthouse on it! But I may allow it to qualify for the Full Deck box as plenty of other copies do....

I've never Woolf before either. I have always (don't know why) had the impression that I would be asleep almost instantly. I will give this a try and hope to be proved wrong.

[Cathy]

Trine wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Was slightly amused to see this won, and cynically pondered if it may have gotten a few extra votes because of the Full Deck Challenge! :P My first Virginia Woolf read :)"

My tho..."

Same here! I had another book in mind for the challenge, but I really want to read this one too as I've started it twice in the past and not finished - I don't really know why as I love Woolf's writing. Hopefully this will be third time lucky.

[Zoe]

I was glad to see an obvious nudge to this novel in the Full Deck Challenge as I always felt that I should read something by Woolf. Just started and I have to say that I find the beautifully composed stream of consciousness very relaxing. Advantageously, I will be taking a trip to the stunningly beautiful Western Highlands later this year so this book holds extra fascination for me.

[Seraphina]

This is on my dusty bookshelf challenge so looking forward to starting this one shortly

[Paul]

Hence why I nominated it. And I have never read any Woolf either, but did read a memoir last year called To the River: A Journey Beneath the Surface about her

[Paul]

Collected my copy from the library, and it doesn't have a lighthouse on the cover!! Arrrrgh!

[Charlotte]

Hehe, that made me chuckle Paul!

[Paul]

Charlotte wrote: "Hehe, that made me chuckle Paul!"

Took that one back Charlotte. have now got a copy with a lighthouse on the cover from a different library

[Jessica]

I read the waves a we years back and hated it. couldn't get on with it at all but I always wanted to read another woolf so good timing for me

[Paul]

Started today

[Jo]

I tried, but I didn't get very far. May just put to one side and try again another day. Going to the spoiler thread for inspiration, wrong I know.