To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

To the Lighthouse

Virginia Woolf with David Bradshaw (Contributor)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced

272 pages | first published 1927

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'I am making up "To the Lighthouse" - the sea is to be heard all through it' Inspired by the lost bliss of her childhood summers in Cornwall, Virginia Woolf produced one of the masterworks of English literature in To the Lighthouse. It concerns th...
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Moods

reflective 90%
challenging 50%
emotional 47%
sad 26%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 11%
dark 10%
relaxing 10%
tense 7%
hopeful 6%
adventurous 2%
lighthearted 2%
funny 1%
informative 1%

Pace

slow 82%
medium 15%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 87% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 33% | No: 24% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 30% | No: 24% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%

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3.78

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