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All time favorite fiction. Drawing the portrait of a society woman she didn't like and whose homophobic society intimidated and scorned her, V S W... (show more)
Mrs. Dalloway
This brilliant novel explores the hidden springs of thought and action in one day of a woman’s life. Direct and vivid in her account of the details of Clarissa Dalloway’s preparations for a party she is to give that evening, Woolf ultimately managed to reveal much more. For it is the feeling behind these daily events that gives Mrs. Dalloway its texture and richness and makes it so memorable. Foreword by Maureen Howard.
"Mrs. Dalloway was the first novel to split the atom. If ... (show more)
This brilliant novel explores the hidden springs of thought and action in one day of a woman’s life. Direct and vivid in her account of the details of Clarissa Dalloway’s preparations for a party she is to give that evening, Woolf ultimately managed to reveal much more. For it is the feeling behind these daily events that gives Mrs. Dalloway its texture and richness and makes it so memorable. Foreword by Maureen Howard.
"Mrs. Dalloway was the first novel to split the atom. If the novel before Mrs. Dalloway aspired to immensities of scope and scale, to heroic journeys across vast landscapes, with Mrs. Dalloway Virginia Woolf insisted that it could also locate the enormous within the everyday; that a life of errands and party-giving was every bit as viable a subject as any life lived anywhere; and that should any human act in any novel seem unimportant, it has merely been inadequately observed. The novel as an art form has not been the same since.
"Mrs. Dalloway also contains some of the most beautiful, complex, incisive and idiosyncratic sentences ever written in English, and that alone would be reason enough to read it. It is one of the most moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century."
--Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours
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I found this book dull and hard to read. I understand about stream of consciousness, but that doesn't mean I have to like it!!!!
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I do like Virginnia Woolf but part of me thinks i shouldn't. Her books will only ever appeal to a certain type of person and I know many others who hate her style. But i am won over by the long lyrical phrases, the poetry of her prose and her unique approach to narrative. I found Mrs Dalloway much more readable than some of her other works, the narrative, such as it is, is easier to follow and is not borken up by such long lyrical passages as say in The Waves or To the Lighthous. However she ... (show more)
I do like Virginnia Woolf but part of me thinks i shouldn't. Her books will only ever appeal to a certain type of person and I know many others who hate her style. But i am won over by the long lyrical phrases, the poetry of her prose and her unique approach to narrative. I found Mrs Dalloway much more readable than some of her other works, the narrative, such as it is, is easier to follow and is not borken up by such long lyrical passages as say in The Waves or To the Lighthous. However she has to be appreciated on such a poetical level, she can't really be read for 'the story' cause let's face it there isn't really one. And there's not meant to be, it's all about what's going on beneath but some people can't stand it. Me, I do like it, but only up to a point. (show less)
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This book is nothing like "The Hours".
Beginning and ending with Mrs. Dalloway, this book follows the rich inner dialogue of characters over the course of a London day. It's sad, tragic, humorous, hopeful, pathetic, inspirational and nostalgic by turns. Every character as vivid and lucid as a September day.
The most fascinating thing is how well Woolf has captured the inner dialogue of such diverse individuals and how she skips from character to character in such a light and ... (show more)
This book is nothing like "The Hours".
Beginning and ending with Mrs. Dalloway, this book follows the rich inner dialogue of characters over the course of a London day. It's sad, tragic, humorous, hopeful, pathetic, inspirational and nostalgic by turns. Every character as vivid and lucid as a September day.
The most fascinating thing is how well Woolf has captured the inner dialogue of such diverse individuals and how she skips from character to character in such a light and clear manner. Despite how quickly the narrative shifts I never found myself confused as to where the story was and who was speaking.
This is a must read. The book is absolutely enchanting. You will love it. (show less)
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