tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post1923714800065050358..comments2024-02-05T18:55:01.932+01:00Comments on In My Book: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf (Review)Arenelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-17958462643901330412015-01-17T01:24:38.256+01:002015-01-17T01:24:38.256+01:00I'm glad to read someone a bit on the fence, a...I'm glad to read someone a bit on the fence, as I am. I didn't hate To The Lighthouse, but I will probably never re-read it. As the above reader, I am not a fan or stream of consciousness, but Woolf does create some marvelous descriptive prose.<br />My review: http://100greatestnovelsofalltimequest.blogspot.com/2012/12/to-lighthouse-by-virginia-woolf-1927-13.htmlJosephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-31058658474109729302013-07-26T08:46:19.667+02:002013-07-26T08:46:19.667+02:00I remember starting "To the lighthouse" ...I remember starting "To the lighthouse" over and over again. The words are beautiful but I'm just not a fan of the stream of consciounsness manner. I like "Mrs. Dalloway" better though. Still, I appreciate Mrs. Woolfs essays much more than her novels. Have you ever read one? They are brilliant. <br />Anyway, as war as modernists go, I much prefer Mansfield (even if Mrs. Woolf would turn in her grave upon hearing that...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-54765166747017352822013-07-26T00:42:01.773+02:002013-07-26T00:42:01.773+02:00I guess she is the kind of writer that requires re...I guess she is the kind of writer that requires re-reading, and maybe I'll do it too sometime, but right now I have too many books to read for the first time :)Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-24071745940796652672013-07-26T00:40:36.243+02:002013-07-26T00:40:36.243+02:00You are right, there is a table scene, one of the ...You are right, there is a table scene, one of the key ones! Mrs Dalloway was harder for me, but maybe that was because it was my first Woolf ever, and I'm getting used to her style :)Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-2959907766336862292013-07-21T12:11:58.974+02:002013-07-21T12:11:58.974+02:00Woolf has never ever disappointed. I recently rer...Woolf has never ever disappointed. I recently reread Mrs Dalloway and what a joy to read it a second time. I really feel I understood it better and appreciated it even more. I haven't read To the Lighthouse but Woolf is on my to read list, once I get through the books I already have cluttering my life.Satiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227625739706115993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-81107891023403958652013-07-20T21:37:39.784+02:002013-07-20T21:37:39.784+02:00I read this book for a uni course, so that was a l...I read this book for a uni course, so that was a little while ago, but I remember how hard it was to concentrate on the text. The only very vivid scene left in my mind is that from a food table (not sure if they were having dinner, but likely) and a very long and detailed description of pot of stew :) I want to read Mrs Dalloway some time soon-ish. Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.com