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A review by loyaultemelie
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
One of those books that makes such an impression, describing what particularly struck you so much feels almost impossible. If I had to describe this book, I would say it's like falling asleep as a child in the backseat of a car at night, listening to your parents talking. Or maybe lying on the couch on a summer's day, memories passing to and fro, a random view from the window catching on you. I don't think I've ever read a book that deals so deftly with memory, which mimics so beautifully the way people think, the cadence of thought.
I also loved the way the characters fractured and came together, to be in one and in nothing. And the way that this changed- the shift from point of view to point of view stagnating - when Mrs. Ramsey passes.
But none of these things really captures this book, or why I loved reading it so much. It's just, unlike anything I've ever read. It's difficult to describe because life and thinking and feeling is difficult to describe. Eventually I might get my thoughts in order, but for now I am merely adrift on thoughts and feelings and the sense that this book may be the best I've read this year.
I also loved the way the characters fractured and came together, to be in one and in nothing. And the way that this changed
But none of these things really captures this book, or why I loved reading it so much. It's just, unlike anything I've ever read. It's difficult to describe because life and thinking and feeling is difficult to describe. Eventually I might get my thoughts in order, but for now I am merely adrift on thoughts and feelings and the sense that this book may be the best I've read this year.