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It‘s Woolf, so of course it‘s well-written; it‘s just@not the sort of writing I enjoy. The PoV jumps around from person without warning, so it takes a minute to work out whose head we‘re in, which then makes it hard to feel the characters and the themes.

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Have read 50 pages (about 1/4) of this gem....& highly suspect it's going to be a new favorite of all-time. Just... speechless

I‘m still not a fan of the stream of consciousness style of story telling. In contrast to when I read To The Lighthouse, I perhaps had a slightly better idea of what was happening, but overall I‘m still left with the vague feeling of having read a story, but never being able to grasp it or relate to any feelings or sensations or ideas in it. Much like The Sound and the Fury, it‘s just not enjoyable to try to focus on this style.

I‘ve tried audio, ebook, and even my daughter‘s copy of the book. None have worked for me. I‘m 60 pages from finishing it and I just can‘t do it. I have zero motivation to read this book. So about two months since Woolf was #authoramonth (July) I‘ve finally decided to bail. @Soubhiville

I‘ve switched over to the audiobook which I found for “free” with our Spotify subscription in hopes of finishing this one. 😰 #authoramonth @Soubhiville

Thanks for suggesting #serialreader @Soubhiville for #authoramonth! It divided the story into manageable chunks. The whole time I was reading, I could envision a movie made where the scene never cuts but follows one character to the next fluidly. I‘m sure I missed some of the nuances, but it was mildly enjoyable.

Stream of consciousness style takes the reader through the day of Mrs Clarissa Dalloway. She is preparing for a party. Clarissa is reviewing her life as she reflects her past choices and contemplating her future. 3.75/5⭐️

Ok…so… if Peter is just past 50 and he is elderly, then what am I at 57?

Did anyone else catch this?

#authoramonth @Soubhiville

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@Soubhiville #authoramonth

My little reading buddy right now. @Andrea313 this is your sweet boy‘s twin sister. ♥️🐈‍⬛♥️🐈‍⬛ I‘m giving her extra love in memory of your sweet boy.

Which lovely edition should I read?!

My next #authoramonth read. @Soubhiville

I give up. While I have so far had a lot of success with #authoramonth this one is just not for me. It‘s time to #hailthebail.

I chose the tagged book for July #authoramonth, but I wasn‘t having any luck with just an eyeball read or just listening. So now I am following along in the book while I listen and it seems to be helping.

Discussion thread for April's #VirginiaBloomsberries #buddyread

💐 Did you enjoy the book?
🍾 What makes it a modernist novel?
💐 What was the connection between Clarissa and Septimus?
🍾 What was the significance of Clarissa's parties?
💐 Do you think Woolf successfully captures the minutiae of everyday life in a 24-hour period?

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#VirginiaBloomsberries

Our April #buddyread is Mrs Dalloway. The story follows Clarissa Dalloway for a day as she prepares to host an evening party.

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

#VirginiaBloomsberries

Our April #buddyread is Mrs Dalloway. The story follows Clarissa Dalloway for a day as she prepares to host an evening party.

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

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This book was good enough to read twice. It‘s safe and mostly fun to read, aside from one well respected man that had a tragic demise. This book was feminist in ways we under appreciate now due to the passage of time and change. Who gets the beloved Clarissa?

A soft pick. I found sections of it to be brilliant, but got bogged down in others. I‘m sure the style was deemed quite daring for 1925.
#1001books

This one is too much work for me. Bailed at page 50. It isn‘t that it is poorly written of course, or that there aren‘t moments that I thoroughly enjoyed. I can see how it pushed various boundaries at the time and explores concepts of love, sexuality, partnership and imperial England. However I don‘t particularly care about the people nor how the rest of the day turns out. Clarissa‘s exclamation of “utterly base” was a favoured moment.

I‘m in this quote and I don‘t like it. 🤣

#storysettings #party

This book was good enough to read twice. It‘s safe and mostly fun to read, aside from one well respected man that had a tragic demise. This book was feminist in ways we under appreciate now due to the passage of time and change. Who gets the beloved Clarissa?

I saw the contemporary ballet triptych Woolf Works last night, adapting three of her novels. What an incredible show. The sections based on Mrs. Dalloway and The Waves were very emotionally intense. The section based on Orlando was perfectly bizarre. At different points they voiced over excerpts from her letters. It was so good. ♥️

This newest addition of Mrs Dalloway that I have gotten might just be my favorite one yet! 🥰📚💕

I read this book twice. It is safe and well written. It was mostly fun to read, aside from a man that I felt bad for that was close friends with Clarissa. There are a few men trying to compete for her early on. It is trying to be feminist in the early twentieth century when women had less rights than men. I intend on reading the sequel!

28 Feb-1 Mar 24 (audiobook)
Another book I was supposed to read at uni that was surprisingly enjoyable when I got to it 25 years late.
Woolf introduces us to a cast of characters, all of whom revolve around Clarissa Dalloway.
Woolf‘s writing is wonderful, although I expect it is a little lost in audiobook form. I loved the way she let us in to the inner monologue of many characters, with their repetition and leaps of topic. And I loved Clarissa.

This book was okay. It is something that I probably wouldn't read again. This is the third book I completed for #JoyousJanuary readathon hosted by @Andrew65 I rated this book a 3 out of 5 stars. I listened to the audiobook.

I‘m just not a fan of Virginia Woolf‘s style. This is beautifully written with detailed descriptions from the perspective of various characters, but I was again disappointed by the lack of plot. I didn‘t especially care about any of the characters except for the story of Septimus and Rezia, and theirs is just sad.

I read most of this on #SerialReader but also listened to an #audiobook version. It was easier to follow the characters in print.

I am absolutely OVERJOYED to have received this AMAZING puzzle from my sweet friend, @RaeLovesToRead ! 🥰 I am obsessed with Virginia Woolf and I can't imagine a more perfect puzzle for me! 💕 Once you put it together, you can find a bunch of characters from Woolf's books and people in her life! It also comes with a poster, that I've already hung up in my book room! 🤭 Thank you so much, Rae! ❤️❤️❤️ I absolutely love it so much!

When will I learn to read the classics rather than listen?! This was a lot more than I thought it was going to be, so maybe I‘ll pick a physical copy up at some point but I did enjoy it. It‘s more of a slow read though to take it all in. #Pop23 ~a book that takes place entirely in one day

Fell down a "Penguin Essentials" rabbit hole. I want all the books...

#MyPrecious

Well it must be at least a couple of years since I last read Mrs Dalloway! I hadn't tried it on audio before, though. Now I just need "The Hours" by Michael Cunningham to be read by Meryl Streep and I will be in my own little heaven. ?

2½✨

This is the second book by Virginia Woolf that I've tried. And I'm sorry to say I just don't like her writing energy. At points it felt frantic and chaotic and I had to put all my mind-power to work to stay with the story.
I just feel that I've worked way too hard for this little book.

#NonFiction
@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #BlazingYellow #Macchiato #LeekGreen #Titanite

I‘m going to give Virginia Woolf another shot. I have bailed in the past, but hoping in my dotage to have the time and attention needed.

Book #15 of 2023: “Mrs. Dalloway” by Virginia Woolf

Picked this up at @tridentbooks when we were in Boston this spring. It‘s a complicated book, not necessarily an easy one.

I was dreading reading this for Brit lit because Virginia Woolf is lowkey too stream of consciousness for my liking/understanding. It was genuinely one of the most confusing things I‘ve ever read. But when I did understand it it was actually really lovely and it had some amazing quotes

I erroneously expected a quick read, but this was dense! I struggled to get in, so did a little bit of research & then found it somewhat easier going. I think studying it, doing a buddy read or for Bookclub would‘ve helped. Interesting for me to be reading this (for the first time) when I am around the age of the main characters. Somewhat glad to see they were all still leading rich & complicated lives even in 1925. A sad, complicated little book!

I‘ve been a bit MIA lately. My goal this weekend is to finish Mrs Dalloway and get started on my next book. Modest, but at least achievable goals, especially since I am in the process of creating this little reading room, just for me 📖🤓🙏

🎧 2-25-23 || Juliet Stevenson knocks it out of the park again with her narration. This is a re-read for me and it‘s been close to 30 years since I last read it so everything was new again. I‘d forgotten how poetic Woolf‘s writing is. It truly is a masterpiece.

I am in NYC for a couple of days, so of course I have been to a couple of bookstores. At McNally Jackson I found this gorgeous dual book of Mrs Dalloway and The Hours. I could not resist!!

Thought I'd be safe with a short classic but this was DENSE. It's a little blurred by the stream of consciousness narrative, but there is an endless array of sharp observations about humanity in the individual and as a group, about society itself and how it grinds people down. What struck me most was the heartbreaking reality of a writer with first hand experience of how poorly mental health conditions were treated at this period in history. 1/?

Congratulations, @wanderinglynn, and Happy Birthday.

I'd love to receive Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.

#300KBirthdayGiveaway

Intimate in that the reader is able to view a first person perspective in a thought by thought analysis of the main characters and their psychological response to their environment , thoughts, and people around them. By getting into the everyday minutiae and the innate response of the mind depending on one‘s psychological makeup displaying differing emotions, perspectives, and mindset or diagnosis for that matter. That being said,

Whilst I liked much of the prose, I just couldn't read it simply and that negated my pleasure. I'm probably not high brow enough 😕 or tried too hard to remember bits. But I'm very glad I persevered and can say I read it!

Having avoided Woolfe all my life, I'm having to read this for my library book club...
Daunted, yes. Determined, yes! ☺☺😃

The last 129 pages were during yesterday during #20in4 #Readathon Last book for September 2022. I don‘t know how to describe this book. I liked chunk, parts of it. The story involve many characters and events but sometimes I was confused who what saying what. But there were parts so interesting about the era and this woman surroundings. I like this edition. 3⭐️
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