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phoebe_veryberry's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I started out not really enjoying Orlando, both the book and the character, and it took me some 70-80 pages to feel engaged with the novel. But I'm glad I stuck with it as by the end I was engrossed with the novel's exploration of gender, identity, art, and society. A perfect example of
"trust the process" and keep reading.
Could've done without the random racism though.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
jamespoole's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Some bits flowed better than others for me. I found the first half of the book passed easily and I enjoyed the passing of different eras and situations. I struggled in the last third of the book. I wasn't able latch on to the story as much. My favourite parts were around The Old Oak poem. I loved when Orlando returned to the poem to further it a bit more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
acwhit17's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Enjoyed it for the most part. Hadn't known there would be racism so didn't enjoy that. Everything else was really good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia
em_the_cat's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
michaelion's review against another edition
challenging
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
1.75
That was so fucking boring. I put the audio on 4x speed and it still wasn't over fast enough. And it was so racist. If that's the greatest sapphic love letter the English language has to offer we've failed as a people.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Grief
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Mental illness, Transphobia, and Injury/Injury detail
inirac's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Transphobia
Moderate: Sexism, Lesbophobia, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Classism
Minor: Self harm, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
mold_munchr's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
ilonasii's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Racial slurs
Moderate: Racism
doiread's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
teabrewer's review against another edition
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I want to start this review by saying that I feel like didn't fully understand this book. There were many lines that felt like a reference that I didn't get despite the many annotations that came with my edition. Be it because I'm not British, didn't live in the 1920's, wasn't part of the Bloomsbury group, am not Vita, or just because I'm dumb. Some of these may not even have been a real reference to anything and just randomness that comes with the "stream of consciousness" method. The "stream of consciousness" sections were amazing and interesting at first but did get tiring very fast. The author's writing is very funny though, in that way where it takes you a few seconds to realise there was a joke there but when you do it lights all parts of your brain. The book is full of reflections and commentaries, some interesting some not so much, many involving Orlando's legs. So many, I stopped reading to google Vita Sackville's to know what the author was talking about. The entirety of the text felt, just like Vita's son said, like a very long love letter to her. And I mean all kinds of love, be it friendship, be it romantic, be it admiration. All together in 200 or so pages.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Misogyny, Violence, and War