124 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141183138
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Virginia Woolf tested the boundaries of fiction in these short stories, developing a new language of sensation, feeling and thought, and recreating in words the 'swarm and confusion of life'. Defying categorization, the stories range from the more...
Community Reviews Summary of 274 reviews
Moods
challenging 38%
emotional 38%
dark 22%
sad 22%
relaxing 16%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 11%
tense 11%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%
informative 5%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | N/A: 15% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | N/A: 30% | Yes: 15% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 38% | N/A: 15% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | N/A: 15% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | N/A: 15%Average rating
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124 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141183138
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Virginia Woolf tested the boundaries of fiction in these short stories, developing a new language of sensation, feeling and thought, and recreating in words the 'swarm and confusion of life'. Defying categorization, the stories range from the more...
Community Reviews Summary of 274 reviews
Moods
challenging 38%
emotional 38%
dark 22%
sad 22%
relaxing 16%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 11%
tense 11%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%
informative 5%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | N/A: 15% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | N/A: 30% | Yes: 15% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 38% | N/A: 15% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | N/A: 15% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | N/A: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.