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shaanr's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
quenchgum's review against another edition
5.0
Reads like a bundle of matches struck unexpectedly in the dark.
misskrose's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
cjones16's review against another edition
2.0
Despite being a landmark work in redefining the novel with its refreshing manipulation of time and structure, the text fails to excite the reader.
kamillebadille's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
nairijan's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
When I read this novel in high school, it completely went over my head. I wasn't used to Modernist works and Woolf's writing was incredibly hard to follow. Years later, I decided to give this book another shot and it was very well worth it. While the language and grammar is sometimes still hard to parce out, hidden within nested clauses within nested clauses are jewels of gorgeous prose, all supporting writing about obligation, family structure, and gender dynamics. I don't regret taking another trip to the lighthouse and actually getting there this time around.
joannchilada's review against another edition
4.0
Focused on thoughts, feelings, perceptions, To the Lighthouse is not a book about plot. The novel unfolds over a ten year period, and we watch growth among our characters. But it’s not how growth is usually illustrated. These are small wins, internal successes. I was moved by how deaths were handled in this book, in that they were communicated in an extremely realistic way. The way you really learn about a tragic death - in the middle of something else entirely, very abrupt and unexpected.
This is the first book of Virginia Woolf’s that I read, and it took me a bit of time to adjust to her style. Long sentences that often run in to the next, poetic and flowery language where the actual action happening in a scene can get a little lost. Once I adjusted I really enjoyed her style.
This is the first book of Virginia Woolf’s that I read, and it took me a bit of time to adjust to her style. Long sentences that often run in to the next, poetic and flowery language where the actual action happening in a scene can get a little lost. Once I adjusted I really enjoyed her style.
cs4_0reads's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
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? No
3.75
ina11's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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
3.0