Mrs. Dalloway Audiobook

" yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes! (me, a good reviewer) "

" The 200-odd pages of consciousness may sound a little intimidating and, after reading 'To The Lighthouse', I thought I would never appreciate Woolf. However 'Mrs Dalloway' is beautifully written, with hints of character backgrounds that set the imagination wild. The thought processes are intelligent and witty, if horrifically dark at times. A very good read. "

" It's hard to carry a whole narrative with stream-of-consciousness. In fairness, SofC was probably more interesting in 1925. It did, however, get me in the mood for some BBC drawing room dramas. "

" Always lovely to spend the birthday with Ms Woolf and Mrs Dalloway. This one truly gets better with every read. I'd write more but Rumplemeyer's men are coming. "

" thank the gods! i finally f-ing finished it! while i wouldn't say it was *well* worth the effort, i am very glad to have finally gotten through it, and it was very good after all. "

" A classic example of the stream of consciousness style of writing. We learn more through the silences, the sections when Dalloway thinks that surely she should be happy...so why isn't she? That tell us more than what is spoken directly. Modern society and the demands on 'successful' women is the focus of this piece, with its frivolities hiding the ache resting beneath. A real work of art. Not my type of content really, but the poetic nature of the prose carried me along and made it wonderful to read in its own way. "

" I think Woolf is just not my thing? I got what she was doing, I just didn't love it. "

" I love Virginia Woolf's writing style and this book was no exception. Beautifully crafted. Definitely one I'm glad I read. "

" Woolf's stream of consciousness writing is quite different. I found it easy to follow and interesting to read. "

" lovely book on a certain segment of post ww1 society "

" I was really looking forward to reading this when I did, and I really really wanted to love it. I didn't. I was more dissapointed in myself for not loving it, I mean it's a classic! "

" I can't get away from comparing this with Mme Bovary and wish to read them side by side soon. "

" O... M... G... is this painfully boring "

" Mrs Dalloway will always be special. "

" The first time I was so aware of style; Woolf's semi-colons were so adeptly placed and her rhythm so perfect, reading this felt like floating down a warm, gentle river at twilight. The excellently structured and tragic story simply made it all the better. A true classic. "

" Mrs. Dalloway is one of my favorite novels. Love the experience of time and place in post WWI London. Beautiful and lyrical. "

" Can't say the book spoke to me. I wouldn't call it poignant or heartfelt or a page turner. I'd say its brilliance lies in how unapologetic it is. Worth the read just for its style and flow. "

" so hard to read with "...complex, incisive and idiosyncratic sentences..." but should try again....maybe "

" Brilliant, obviously. "Absorbing, mysterious, of infinite richness, this life." "

" Worst most beautiful writing ever. "

" Nearly a perfect novel. Annie Proulx's The Shipping News is the only book that comes as close to having a perfect last sentence. "

" hard to read at first "

" This book was a great read. Definitely would recommend this if you enjoy reading something a little more difficult. "

" This book was a great read. Definitely would recommend this if you enjoy reading something a little more difficult. "

" I loved it; however, I was more interested in Septimus and his story ... "

" Streaming conciousness - my arse! lol "

" Streaming conciousness - my arse! lol "

" fascinating,sad-you can already see her leaning towards death "

" fascinating,sad-you can already see her leaning towards death "

" Too tedious and demanding for too little return; however, some lines/ideas will knock your feet out from under you unexpectedly "

" Too tedious and demanding for too little return; however, some lines/ideas will knock your feet out from under you unexpectedly "