A review by addystape
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

5.0

Had a little trouble getting started, but picked up on the rhythm (the starts and stops, the repetitive paraphrasing in order to couch the idea just right). I love it. In Mrs. Darroway, Virginia Woolf explores the lives of various people living in London in the 1920s. The book attacks the elite class who absorb themselves in their superficial lives of parties, clothes, and mingling with other members of the elite. Even so, something seems missing as they gloss over the horrors in their lives (the war, the working class, etc). Septimus, a symbol for all the elite is not, acts an expression of the insanity and dissatisfaction felt by all the world. This book is a whirlwind of words and phrases that captures the moment just perfectly. Also, enjoyed Woolf's focus on details (like verisimulitude) that reminded me of Garcia Marquez. A landmark novel that explored a completely new style (stream of consciousness) and uncovered new feminine and modern perspective on the world.