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I honestly don't know if I liked it. I found it difficult to focus on the audiobook (I wish I'd had a phyaical copy) so the story is a bit of a blur to me. It was definitely interesting and experimental for the time.

enbyreads's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.75

jamespoole's review against another edition

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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.

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aliteralfield's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The novel started off strong. The Elizabethan court and Orlando status in society.
When he is changed into a she, their housekeeper and other staff didn’t bat an eye. This lack of questioning continued where Orlando was able to keep ownership of the house even though they were a woman and unmarried.
I didn’t understand the reason for the time jumps and why it had to span over 3 centuries
Overall a happy ending, Orlando finding meaning in life which is love and finding someone that compliments oneself.
Obviously a ground breaking novel for its time and it is the Woolf that I’ve enjoyed the most but I just didn’t feel like Orlando struggle being a woman to the extent that I thought it would. However thats just what I expected to happen going into it as i felt that Orlando wasn’t really held back by a lot of social boundaries of the time.

caitowen26's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

mae7110's review against another edition

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challenging informative 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

3.0

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