Readathon Statys #2 + mini-review
It's 16:09 and I've finished my second book. This one was equally short as my first read, but much much heavier to get through. I read Mrs Dalloway's Party by Virginia Woolf and I'll be honest with you, I didn't get it.
I've never read anything by Woolf before but obviously know her by name and have a vague idea of how she's one of the big ones. And while I really enjoyed the overall style of the writing and the descriptiveness I just did not understand what was actually going on. Maybe nothing was going on. Maybe it is just a bunch of people at a party having a miserable time because they hate their lives, their insecurities, everybody else, etc.
I have a strong feeling that I'm not highly enough cultured to read books like this properly. I'm not deep enough.
I've never read anything by Woolf before but obviously know her by name and have a vague idea of how she's one of the big ones. And while I really enjoyed the overall style of the writing and the descriptiveness I just did not understand what was actually going on. Maybe nothing was going on. Maybe it is just a bunch of people at a party having a miserable time because they hate their lives, their insecurities, everybody else, etc.
I have a strong feeling that I'm not highly enough cultured to read books like this properly. I'm not deep enough.
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Mrs Dalloway's Party by Virginia Woolf ISBN10: 0701203781 70 pages / published in 1925 |
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Review by Iben Jakobsen, BoB, 2014 |
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I'm impressed with your reading totals! Way to go! I hope you'll enjoy your next book better, though. Let's be honest here - Woolf is dense. I wouldn't dare to read one of her books in a readathon - you are very brave.
SvarSlet#Team Wordsworth
Haha, brave or just ignorant? :p But thank you, thankfully my third book has proven a much more entertaining read ;)
SletI've heard that Virginia Woolf's has a stream of consciousness writing style that can be a bit confusing. I don't think you're not deep enough, it was just a different type of book that takes some getting used to. I hope you're having fun in the readathon! Here's a little cheer for you:
SvarSletHey book adorer
Explorer of words
Engage in the page by page
Explorer of the worlds
Line by line
You’re doing fine!
#TeamMarquez
Yay, thanks for the cheer :) I'll definitely have to revisit Woolf when I have the time to give her the time and thought she requires. But at least now I've been introduced to her :)
Slet