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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “I remember when I read this book I felt like this: I am a mouse and Virgina Woolf is a cat, and she is using her complete genius to play with me, keeping me alive amidst her literary tricks and impulses, as i bounce around stunned in her claws (prose). I later read she wrote this as a gift...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Jennie's "I tired to love you book." Basically it's like reading what's in my head. Same for all Virgina Woolf.”
BYOB Book Club wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“this book is very different than her other work. ”
eponymous 74 wrote this review 4 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A very original novel that brings up gender issues. I read it for school and it was my favorite book in that course.”
Lindsay M wrote this review Tuesday, October 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Ah! The sheer beauty of her prose is worth the reading... Woolf you genius, you genie of a genius! all I need to do is rub that magic lamp, pick up your book, pick up those lines, read those delicately, yet haphazardly, written words and I am there, with you, with Orlando as pivotal moments - mental most of the time - stream in and out amongst a conflagration of words that are oh so poetical, oh so threatening to leave you on tender hooks wondering, yearning for more and yet wanting to look back. Virginia Woolf is best taken slowly, and for good reason, this thus far in my forrage through her works is the worst, yet it is brilliant all the same! One wonders how much of herself does Woolf attach to her work, in paragraphs that flow so fluidly, as lucid as they are ever going to be, yet opaque at the same time. ”
James wrote this review Saturday, October 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“THIS BOOK IS SO FREAKING GOOD.
Nancy S wrote this review Friday, October 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
That's a little vague, but let's just say it's my favorite Woolf book. It deals with issues of gender and class with a kind of levity that serves to highlight the problems imposed on the individual by a social environment that forces strict conformation to rigid gender and class roles.
Excellent incredibly entertaining story. ”
“Book group entry - My selection. Not very popular with the group. I enjoyed the writing, but it's a strange story. Is there a point or is it just a stream of consciousness "biography."”
Cathy E wrote this review Friday, September 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I'm surprised how much i actually liked this book, i feel as though it was one big dream one long beautiful poem that i am not sure that i truly understand”
Jazzzyreader wrote this review Tuesday, August 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Really good read! :)”
darkme wrote this review Monday, July 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Must reread”
Masha wrote this review Monday, June 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The writing was great, and the book was so very funny and if it had a plot, I think I would have loved it. But I have to be completely honest here ... I didn't get it. Was she a man, was she a woman? Was she immortal was she a time traveler? I don't know ... I had to look it up on Wikipedia after I finished to get a little insight into what I just read.
Coyotemusic wrote this review Thursday, June 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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