To The Lighthouse - PRE-READ

[Renata]

This is the Pre-Read thread for the January 2023 Classics selection. This month we will be reading To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf.

Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.

Who's planning to join in on this read? Why did you choose to read this novella? Any expectations?

[Roevardotter]

I am joining in and very much looking forward to my first book by Virginia Woolf :)

[Jan]

Roevardotter wrote: "I am joining in and very much looking forward to my first book by Virginia Woolf :)"

Me too, I have always been meaning to read something my Virginia Woolf.

[spoko]

I always wanted to read something from Woolf as well, and suddenly I’ve been on a roll with her. I first read her nonfiction book/speech A Room of One’s Own a couple of months ago. In the time since, I’ve just finished Mrs Dalloway, which I loved, and now I’ve started this. There are strong similarities between the two novels, and I’m interested to see how this one develops.

[Hadli Elle]

im joining in! ive actually been wanting to read this book everytime it stares at me in barnes n noble

[Kim]

I am going to give this a go. This will also be my first time reading Woolfe. I recently heard an episode of the What Should I Read Next podcast and the reader being interviewed said it was her all time favorite book. So being that it is the pick for January I thought I’d try it.

[Olivia]

I will be joining in! I've been wanting to start reading classics again and To The Lighthouse feels like the perfect length to begin again with!

[Linda]

I will be joining

[Kesa]

Roevardotter wrote: "I am joining in and very much looking forward to my first book by Virginia Woolf :)"
Same for me! :)

[Mylene]

I will be joining also. I loved "Flush" and I think I read "Mrs. Dalloway" and some others (maybe even "To the Lighthouse"), but I really don't remember....

I'm really looking forward to it!

[Janice]

I will be joining. :)

[Robin]

I’m in! I read The Waves a long time ago, but this will be my first Woolf since then.

[Ellen]

Really looking forward to reading To The Lighthouse. I've been intending to read more of Woolf's work for years having only read A Room of One's Own.

[Paula W]

This is the only book for January I havent already read, so I will try to join. I have way too many books I want to read, and I mean I want to read them all immediately for some reason. 🤣

[aPriL does feral sometimes]

I read this only a few months ago. I really liked it.

[Red]

I'm in!

[Jan]

I started the audio book this morning. It will be my first Virginia Woolf.

[Lina]

I am also joining - very much looking forward to the book! (Also my first book by Virginia Woolf)
(Added bonus for me: because of the pandemic I had to cancel my trip to Scotland two years ago- so now I'll get to let her take me to the Isle of Skye - till I have time to go myself )

[Shaina]

I'm reading this too. Starting this today. The book has been sitting on my shelf for a couple of years now. I tried to start yesterday but got distracted by her essay "How should one read a book?"

[Pragya]

Lina wrote: "I am also joining - very much looking forward to the book! (Also my first book by Virginia Woolf)
(Added bonus for me: because of the pandemic I had to cancel my trip to Scotland two years ago- so ..."

Isle of Skye is beautiful, I hope you get to go soon, Lina.

[Jan]

I am strugglilng to get interested. I am listening to an audio book. Maybe print is better.

[Ellen]

So many people I follow on YouTube recommended this book, and I often really like books that don't have a lot of plot so that's not an issue for me. But I put this down after a few chapters and cannot motivate myself to pick it back up at all. I've reserved an audio copy through the library and will see if I can get back into it once it comes