Mrs. Dalloway

So a rating requires content and a consumer of that content.

In this case, as the consumer of that content, I have to admit that while I enjoyed the book and found it insightful and funny, I also found it difficult to read. I have two kids under the age of four in the house and get interrupted every three to five minutes on average.

For most of the books I read, the interruptions are manageable. For this modernist structure where you sorta free w...read more

Another well written novel by Woolf. Character development is the primary basis of this novel, as Woolf recounts all interactions she has with her friends, acquittances and everyone in between. Each character's personality is fundamental to the outcome of her thoughts throughout the story and creates the foundation of how we understand Woolf's thoughts.

I listened to a perfectly enchanting reading of this by Phyllida Law. The story is a textural situation comedy about society life in London. I find myself not caring much about Clarissa but wondering about Septimus.

I am quitting this book for now as I am unable to devote the needed time to it. I plan to return to it this summer.
What I have read so far is good, but very complex and requires my full attention; something I cannot provide it at this time.

2023:
What witchcraft is this? My husband was right. I want to highlight every sentence. 5 stars.

"For having lived in Westminster—how many years now? over twenty—one feels even in the midst of the traffic, or waking at night, Clarissa was positive, a particular hush, or solemnity; an indescribable pause; a suspense (but that might be her heart, affected, they said, by influenza) before Big Ben strikes. There! Out it boomed. "

Septimus is a veteran...read more