mrs. dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Ninety-sixth book of 2020

Reading period: Nov 13th 2020 – Nov 16th 2020

Summary

In this vivid portrait of one day in a woman’s life, Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with the last-minute details of a party she is to give that evening. As she readies her house she is flooded with memories and re-examines the choices she has made over the course of her life.

Rating

Review

Sadly, this book is part of the classics I struggle to read.

I try to read it, but I finally decided to listen to it at the same time and even if it helps, I was sometimes a little lost.

I wasn’t prepared to have a different point of view and not only the one from Mrs Dalloway. Also, I didn’t understand the utility of some of the characters in the story.

Nevertheless, one thing that I loved the most was the way the author describes London. It feels like the city is a character at the same level as the others.

I think I will re-read this book later, as I believe I miss a lot of element (that’s why I gave 3 stars.)

Liz.