Orlando (Abridged) Audiobook

" Didn't really get to grips with this book but I was young when I read it so should probably try again. "

" I don't remember when I first read this book, but once is definitely not enough. A lyrical and comedic rhapsody that is not your usual Woolf! "

" Everything, in fact, was something else. "

" Very interesting commentary in the form of fiction from Woolf on gender and society throughout different ages in England. I saw the movie once but I didn't pay attention much because I knew I wanted to read it eventually. Must re-watch soon. "

" I enjoy her other books but I just could not get into this one. I had to force myself to finish it. "

" A look a love, gender, and patriarchy from a male and female perspective. The movie is quite good as well. "

" pretty much perfect...lot's of things like this: 'a space no wider than the blade of a knife separates happiness from melancholy.' so true, so true. "

" i really liked this wonderful story as she seamlessly travels through time...knocking down conventions along the way...if you don't have time - see the movie - it is also really good... "

" Pretty wonderful. In fact, it was very rarely anything but wonderful, and when it wasn't you knew it would be soon enough. Crazy, romantic, important, beautiful... You can have more adjectives if you want, most of the good ones apply. "

" I've had a hard time with Virginia, from time to time wanting to scream at her for a little action. This one is far from boring. It's a delight, and considering when it was written, quite ahead of it's time. "

" I just found myself wondering why anyone would write a book of this sort. The author had her reasons for the story, but it was a waste of time to read. "

" Makes me wonder what the sex between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West was like. "

" A depiction of the place of gender within society that does not choose a corner to fight - I enjoyed this novel for more than one particular reason, however did not enjoy the essay research that came with my initial encounter :) "

" Really hilarious and provocative. This book was essentially Virginia Woolf's love letter to Vita Sackville-West, and it's remarkable in the fact that it's so playful while also, you know, redefining human consciousness and subverting ideas of gender. "

" Witty and fascinating look at gender and society, but as with all Woolf's books, I will have to read it again to analyze the meanings and themes. "

" i liked this one more than The Years. Also more than Three Guineas. It's no The Waves, of course, but androdgeny is the new black. "

" Liked this better than Mrs Dalloway. SLowly making my way through her works... mrs D was too flowery for my liking. "

" I've read and re-read this book several times. I've taught it. Well -- it's a masterpiece. Of course Virginia Woolf wrote it, so it ought to be a masterpiece. My recommendation: read Middlesex, then read Orlando. You'll be amazed that she penned it in 1928. "

" Virginia Woolfe is a brilliant and thoughtful writer who uses her work to explore the inner musings of her own troubled mind....Orlando is a fantastic story...and if you are not careful you may even believe the tale.... "

" My cover is different, but the cover does not make the book. So beautiful in so many ways. "

" I was the only person in my class who really liked this book when we read it. I remember feeling the transformation in the middle of the story to be almost necessary for the plot. I also think it's something all men should experience, at least for a while! "

" Highly enjoyable and thought provoking, even funny. "

" I don't much care for Virginia Woolf. "

" This book inspired me to get a sex change and live forever. "

" This book was a lot of work. Woolf pulls out all of the stops on artistic license. If you try to take it literally you will pull what's left of your hair out. Reading it as poetry seems to work better. "

" I read the first 100 pages, and skimmed the rest. Boring as hell. "

" LbW selection, October 2010. Fascinating critique of the biography, her father's area of expertise. "

" Kinda kooky, but the prose is so beautiful. "

" fun, but a little dragged out at the end. glad i read it, though. definitely interesting. "

" i gave up and didn't finish liked the first part but then got bogged down I loved it as a play but had a hard time with it as a book some lovely parts but not enough to hold me SORRY "

" I liked this except for the last 3 pages. "