A review by abiggal
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I’m sorry to say, I found there to be so much symbolism, technique, socioeconomic commentary, and literal thought out into this book, that it seems there was no room for really anything enjoyable. The narrator shifts are so impossible to follow that reading this book feels like a burden. Woolf has some serious problems with religion that seep into how she portrays almost all of her characters.

To her credit, Virginia Woolf obviously has an exceptional mind. I would like to read some of her beloved nonfiction in the future. Sadly, Mrs. Dalloway was not for me.
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