It is one of those reads that no synopsis of mine can encompass the multitudes hidden within those pages. It is a great comfort if youāre feeling lonely or particularly ānutsā because no one depicts the gnarly & honest nature of internal āmadnessā like Woolf. She writes from raw experienceāand sheās not trying to teach you anything either. Another thing she does like no one else is demand the readers attention on the overlooked. She follows this modernist/mystic tradition that the mundane & sublime are more alike than we think, if we are truly conscious.
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Feb 14, 2024
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By Virginia Woolf. My first Woolf! Two friends and I all read it in succession, and I found it very captivating and moving. A novel about memory and growing up and and noticing and experiencing life in all its richness in the mundanity of a single day...how did she do it?? I think I will make a pilgrimage to Regentās park now
Jun 6, 2024
The first Woolf I read and also one of the first books that really kickstarted my love of reading! I loved it so much I chose to write my A level final piece on it. Stream of consciousness style but without feeling inaccessible (dont talk to me about James Joyce). I tried The Waves afterwards but found that less gripping. Definitely read Mrs Dalloway!
Apr 18, 2024
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If Iām being completely honest, to the lighthouse is not my favorite Woolf novel, but it is a good introduction to her style. Mrs dalloway is in fact an incredible novel, it threw me into an extreme life crisis and made me break up with my boyfriend of 3 years. The waves is one of her best works ever, but itās EXTREMELY strange and challenging. Orlando is also honestly one of the best books Iāve ever read, but is sort of an outlier in terms of her usual writing style and content. Its itās own thing.
Apr 18, 2024
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what a time to be depressed in middle school. my uniform was flower crowns, combat boots, a skirt, tights and a graphic t-shirt. I thought my tumblr was so fucking sickāI copied some code on the backend so Born to die by Lana del Rey played and the mouse was a skull.
So funny that at the time I was terminally unique, now this shared experience is something you can practically smell on early 20 year old gays.
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