Reviews tagging 'Racism'

To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

8 reviews

pencilspeaker's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexism and Racism

Minor: War

ameliasbooks's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I didn't love this as much as Orlando, but its dreamlike quality and its philosophical introspection somehow lured me in. 

The second part lost me a bit, but overall this is an example of a book that only works, if you are picking it up at the right time in your life. 

Take your time with it, let it sink in, read parts several times. For me it helped a lot to be listening to it on audio, it transported the atmospheric writing of Woolf really well for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: War

thatone2112's review against another edition

emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Classism, Racism, War, and Toxic relationship

kers_tin's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

atamano's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Grief, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Death

Minor: Racism, War, and Pregnancy

afion's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

Minor: Classism and War

sofipitch's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Prose was beautiful but this book is just the reflections from the most interesting people on planet earth

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Death, and Misogyny

mercedes's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was hard to get into the rhythm of reading in the beginning, as it was my first foray into stream of consciousness writing. Once I got into it however, it was an immensely satisfying read and I'm so glad I continued with it. It soon became easy to grasp, Lily's perspective in particular was my favourite. 

I have to say that this definitely going to be a difficult one to give a rating to. The prose is beautiful and warrants 5 stars, but I think this needs a reread for me to get fully invested into the story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: War