The Waves by Virginia Woolf

The Waves

Virginia Woolf with Vanessa Bell

256 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

In 2006 Katie Mitchell and her collaborators devised an original work for the National Theatre that seamlessly transposed the pointillist vision of Virginia Woolf’s experimental novel into an entirely new form. The book combines the text used from...

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Moods

reflective 90%
challenging 69%
emotional 58%
sad 26%
inspiring 20%
dark 13%
mysterious 11%
hopeful 8%
relaxing 7%
tense 4%
adventurous 2%
lighthearted 2%
funny 1%

Pace

slow 77%
medium 18%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 92% | A mix: 2% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 61% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 8% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

4.13

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