If I’m 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 it’s EXTREMELY strange and challenging. Orlando is also honestly one of the best books I’ve ever read, but is sort of an outlier in terms of her usual writing style and content. Its it’s own thing.
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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 i had to reread what i alr have, i'd start with the waves (beautiful prose and a good kickstart since it wld motivate me to read the rest, but it IS pretty lengthy), a room of one's own (short and interesting, easy read), to the lighthouse OR mrs dalloway, then
orlando (so so so good and probably my favorite but simultaneously the hardest to read imo)
Jan 14, 2025
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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 you’re feeling lonely or particularly ‘nuts’ because no one depicts the gnarly & honest nature of internal “madness“ like Woolf. She writes from raw experience—and she’s 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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Gazpacho only in the late summer, persimmons only in the winter, etc. just because we can import anything from anywhere anytime doesn’t mean we should. Nothing is special if you can have it whenever you want it.
May 22, 2024
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Whenever my housemate Cody and I have to do home improvement we say “let’s play hammer and saw”. i love playing hammer
Feb 8, 2024
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no podcasts no music no earbuds… sometimes it’s nice to not listen to anything and just let yourself be raw in the world for a bit
Jan 31, 2024