Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

20 reviews

potterpav's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

never in my 21 years of existence have i read a book that is as slow as this one. if i wasn't reading it for a mandatory uni class, i would've dropped it after maybe 15 pages. if you deal with scattered or unpredictable thought patterns, this book feels like it's putting you on blast because reading the sentence subject change midway through with no indication, to a name that has never been mentioned before and will never be mentioned again, is so jarring that it makes a 180 page book feel like 500. i'm so sorry virginia babe, you had some really beautiful sentences in the midst of it, but it wasn't enough to make this book enjoyable at all. also the only interesting character in the entire novel died at the point where i was already wanting to rip all my hair out, so you can imagine my dismay. i wish we got to find out more of the fallout of that, but whatever. i'll never forget you peter walsh, you would've loved 'so long, london' by taylor swift

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Minor: Racism and Colonisation

winter_b's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.5

I read the physical and audio book simultaneously and that was a lovely way to experience the meandering writing style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Colonisation

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: War

ellie_debney's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: War

Minor: Colonisation

jasmineandsweetbriar's review against another edition

inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.5

It was perfectly executed in my opinion, with all the odd ends it needed to add to a sense of profound loss. The acceptance of death towards the end -- how sad! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Racial slurs, Colonisation, and Classism

balinmoreno's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide and War

Minor: Colonisation

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

I’m glad I gave this book a second chance! While it is often difficult keeping track of whose head we’re in, I got used to the style/flow after a while. It helped me to note down in the margin who was thinking or speaking. It’s difficulty, I think, is part of its charm. It kept me on my toes, revealing just enough to keep me guessing, but in a good way. Most of the characters felt very distinct from each other, but some of the one-line characters didn’t stick out to me...but then again, they weren’t supposed to. There is so much contained within the 24 hours over which the book takes place that it would be impossible to become familiar with every single person in much the same way it would be for you or me in my day-to-day life.

Why I’m giving it a 3 out of 5 comes down to the fact that this worth a read if you have the time and brain power to dedicate to following along with it. And there are no chapter breaks. And there are a lot of trigger warnings to be wary of!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ez_heath's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Colonisation

gillian_aftanas's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

tamara_joy's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Woolf's writing is very poetic. The book is like one long uninterrupted shot in a movie, that follows one person after another, switching as their paths intersect. The writing swirls around, surrounding and lifting each character before spooling off in another direction.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

toffishay's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War