Mrs Dalloway
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Summary
Mrs。 Dalloway is a novel by Virginia Woolf that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway， a fictional high-society woman in post-World War I England。 It is one of Woolf's best-known novels。
Created from two short stories， Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street and the unfinished The Prime Minister， the novel addresses Clarissa's preparations for a party she will host that evening。 With an interior perspective， the story travels forwards and back in time and in and out of the characters' minds to construct an image of Clarissa's life and of the inter-war social structure。 In October 2005， Mrs。 Dalloway was included on TIME magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923。
Created from two short stories， Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street and the unfinished The Prime Minister， the novel addresses Clarissa's preparations for a party she will host that evening。 With an interior perspective， the story travels forwards and back in time and in and out of the characters' minds to construct an image of Clarissa's life and of the inter-war social structure。 In October 2005， Mrs。 Dalloway was included on TIME magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923。
Reviews
Toni Wyatt
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This was just okay for me。 It is the story of one day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway。 It is told in a jumbled fashion through the eyes of nearly everyone she comes into contact with that day。 The way it jumps from viewpoint to viewpoint can be jarring， but it becomes less so as the story goes on， only because as the reader， you begin to adjust to the style。 Clarissa is described by her friends and acquaintances as being a bit snobby。 In this glimpse of her day， she is preparing to throw an ela This was just okay for me。 It is the story of one day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway。 It is told in a jumbled fashion through the eyes of nearly everyone she comes into contact with that day。 The way it jumps from viewpoint to viewpoint can be jarring， but it becomes less so as the story goes on， only because as the reader， you begin to adjust to the style。 Clarissa is described by her friends and acquaintances as being a bit snobby。 In this glimpse of her day， she is preparing to throw an elaborate party。 An old flame turns up， and an old friend， none of the storylines are resolved， which makes it hard to feel anything about this work after reading it。 。。。more
Susan
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This is probably the third time I have read this， and it still is lovely。 There is something on every page to consider and think about。 Too many quotes to include in my review， too many thoughts。 But what a new kind of writing for 1925 when it first came out。 Highly recommend。
Sid R。 Kercenna
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When we say Woolf， when we say Mrs。 Dalloway， we say Modernism at its peak and in all the glory that was born to it in the mind of a creative and intelligent woman， who struggled with her own thoughts to bring to the world a masterpiece that was destined to immortality。 Breaking free from all previous literary traditions， the plot records the events of a single June day in the year 1923。 Following no chronological order， multiple flashbacks are inserted every now and then to lure us from the imm When we say Woolf， when we say Mrs。 Dalloway， we say Modernism at its peak and in all the glory that was born to it in the mind of a creative and intelligent woman， who struggled with her own thoughts to bring to the world a masterpiece that was destined to immortality。 Breaking free from all previous literary traditions， the plot records the events of a single June day in the year 1923。 Following no chronological order， multiple flashbacks are inserted every now and then to lure us from the immediate actions into a distant past that contributed to their own making。 Similarly， the 19th century omniscient narrator is replaced by multiple viewpoints inspired by Cubism and other artistic movements which revolutionized writing at the time。 When it comes to the structure， the novel is divided into different scenes， each following the thoughts of a given character。 For this to be possible， Woolf had used many a Modernistic technique including interior monologue， soliloquy， and stream of consciousness。 In this manner， she managed to acquaint the reader with the inner mental state of the characters in exchange of the 19th century's focus on their progress in the material world。 Woolf and female characters is a long story which can only be grasped and fully understood once you read her complete works with an eye on her female characterization。 In Mrs。 Dalloway the washed away identity of Clarissa as Richard's wife is a central theme， for it suggests the limited opportunities of women and the injustice of the patriarchal regime。 Clarissa and her friend Sally Seton are presented to us in the fullness of their struggle against patriarchal oppression， but also against conventions which made them experience a sense of guilt for even desiring a state of liberation。 Modernism's focus on the psychological and mental state of the characters is pushed a little farther through the character of Septimus Warren Smith whose increasing psychoses emphasizes the post-war trauma and the mass depression which resulted from the war。 Furthermore， the misdiagnosis of his case at the hands of all his doctors is an indication of the neglect of mental illness at the time。 In other respects Septimus' attachment to his comrade Evans parallels Clarissa's feelings for Sally and speaks of sexual freedom advocated by the authoress at an age during which such preferences where still regarded as taboo and controversial。 。。。more
Mariella
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Might upgrade to 3 1/2⭐ laterI liked a lot of the ideas presented in this book。I think Virginia Woolf certainly had some very interesting thoughts and I am glad she decided to write the down for the following generations to read。However the way she decided to write them down in？ I don't know。Ultimately this book just couldn't keep my attention， I was barely able to read more than a page before my thoughts drifted away。 I don't know if that's her fault or mine it's just something I haven't experi Might upgrade to 3 1/2⭐ laterI liked a lot of the ideas presented in this book。I think Virginia Woolf certainly had some very interesting thoughts and I am glad she decided to write the down for the following generations to read。However the way she decided to write them down in？ I don't know。Ultimately this book just couldn't keep my attention， I was barely able to read more than a page before my thoughts drifted away。 I don't know if that's her fault or mine it's just something I haven't experienced like this in a very long time。This is definitely a book I'll want to reread just because I'm not to sure if I actually understood anything that happened。 。。。more
Maaike Ottoy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Zeer mooi boek。 Virginia Woolf schrijft haar boeken aan 1 stuk door zonder hoofstukken， en slechts heel af en toe eens een alinea。 Daarom vergde het lezen van dit boek best wat concentratie。 De manier waarop ze gevoelens en gebeurtenissen omschrijft zijn heel mooi en vaak ontroerend。 Ze gebruikt hiervoor geregeld mooie metaforen。 Het verhaal gaat over Clarissa Dalloway， de vrouw van Richard Dalloway。 Ze behoort tot de upper class en ze organiseert een feestje。 Het boek gaat over 1 dag， maar spri Zeer mooi boek。 Virginia Woolf schrijft haar boeken aan 1 stuk door zonder hoofstukken， en slechts heel af en toe eens een alinea。 Daarom vergde het lezen van dit boek best wat concentratie。 De manier waarop ze gevoelens en gebeurtenissen omschrijft zijn heel mooi en vaak ontroerend。 Ze gebruikt hiervoor geregeld mooie metaforen。 Het verhaal gaat over Clarissa Dalloway， de vrouw van Richard Dalloway。 Ze behoort tot de upper class en ze organiseert een feestje。 Het boek gaat over 1 dag， maar springt gedurende heel het boek voortdurend naar het verleden。 Op die manier leren we verschillende personen kennen die in haar leven een belangrijke rol hebben gespeeld en nog steeds spelen。 Het tweede hoofdpersonage van dit boek is Septimus。 Hij was soldaat en heeft meegevochten in de Oorlog。 Beide personages hebben gemeen dat ze beide een beetje in het verleden leven。 Hoewel ze dit allebei op een andere manier doen。 Septimus zit door zijn traumatische tijd in het leger door de oorlog met zijn hoofd eigenlijk volledig in het verleden en heeft daardoor geen besef meer heeft wat er in het heden gebeurt。 Hij is de vat op de realiteit een beetje kwijt。 Mrs Dalloway kijkt eerder op een nostalgische manier terug naar haar verleden。Het fascinerende aan Mrs Dalloway is dat je haar beter leert kennen in het boek， maar dat ze op één of andere manier toch nog steeds een mysterieus persoon blijft。 Tegen het einde van het boek kan je haar nog steeds niet helemaal goed inschatten。 Ze gedraagt zich eigenlijk regelmatig een beetje te hautain waardoor ze vervelend zou moeten vinden， maar toch is er iets aan haar persoonlijkheid waardoor je haar eigenlijk eerder apprecieert en op één of andere manier toch charmant vindt。 Bijna heel het verhaal gaat over Mrs Dalloway， maar ik heb het gevoel gehad dat je uiteindelijk meer te weten bent gekomen over de gevoelens van de personen rond haar heen。 Zo is er Peter Walsh die al heel zijn leven heel erg verliefd is op Clarissa。 Zo is er Sally Saton die vroeger een beetje een losbol was en vroeger een soort geheime kortstondige relatie met Clarissa heeft gehad。 。。。more
Nick Ragde
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Loved this book。 Great stream-of-consciousness writing and Virginia Wolff is a great writer。
Plamchu Ivanova
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Не！ Не！ Не！ Определено стилът на автора не пасва на моя。 Тази книга ме измъчи с всички тези детайли и подробности。。。Който има търпение， може би ще хареса цялата история， но лично аз не я препоръчвам。
Lizzy Seitz
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4。0 out of 5 starsGay and great lol
Fanny
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3，5。Je me suis beaucoup perdue mais je retiens les qualités d'écriture de Woolf。Je veux， maintenant， lire d'autres de ses livres。 3，5。Je me suis beaucoup perdue mais je retiens les qualités d'écriture de Woolf。Je veux， maintenant， lire d'autres de ses livres。 。。。more
Yorva Muñoz Solano
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«Los seres humanos carecen de bondad， de fe， de caridad， salvo las que les permiten aumentar el placer del momento»
Alan
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This is one of those books that has been on my "to read" list since college （I won't own up to how many years ago that was！）。 I suppose I was intimidated by the stream-of-consciousness tag。 I struggled through "Ulysses" in college， so there you go。 Well， this was worth the wait。Yes， it's modern， but accessible。 The writing had a real musical quality to - you can get carried away in the rhythm and the cadence of the prose。 And no， not much happens， but yet so much happens。 In the course of a day This is one of those books that has been on my "to read" list since college （I won't own up to how many years ago that was！）。 I suppose I was intimidated by the stream-of-consciousness tag。 I struggled through "Ulysses" in college， so there you go。 Well， this was worth the wait。Yes， it's modern， but accessible。 The writing had a real musical quality to - you can get carried away in the rhythm and the cadence of the prose。 And no， not much happens， but yet so much happens。 In the course of a day as Mrs。 Dalloway prepares for her party we see the interior lives of the novel's characters。 There's a shell shocked WWI veteran， a former suitor， a former potential lover， politicians， doctors， and many more。 As we see inside the characters we see internal selves。 And though so many novels do this， I can't think of one that does it with such intoxicating and hypnotic writing。 I got lost in the book in all the best ways。 。。。more
Brittany Pollard
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I had such high hopes for this book， but honestly I just felt disappointed。 There’s no doubt in my mind that Virginia Woolf is one of the most beautiful writers， which is why I didn’t give Mrs Dalloway lower than 3 stars， but honestly I felt like I was wading through thick mud from start to finish。 My mind kept wandering off onto other things because there was so much going on， not in terms of plot （because let’s be honest， there isn’t much of one）， but a sudden and unannounced shift in narrativ I had such high hopes for this book， but honestly I just felt disappointed。 There’s no doubt in my mind that Virginia Woolf is one of the most beautiful writers， which is why I didn’t give Mrs Dalloway lower than 3 stars， but honestly I felt like I was wading through thick mud from start to finish。 My mind kept wandering off onto other things because there was so much going on， not in terms of plot （because let’s be honest， there isn’t much of one）， but a sudden and unannounced shift in narrative， a complete stranger popping up out of nowhere and talking about their life， repetitive sentences… it was all a bit of a blur。 That being said， I’d much rather have read a book based wholly around Clarissa， Peter Walsh and Sally - this was a part of the story that I actually felt invested in but I didn’t feel it was explored as much as I would have liked。 I skim read the latter half of this book because I simply had no impetus to even pick it up and finish it。 Maybe I’m a heathen， but Mrs Dalloway was not for me。 。。。more
Ellie
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beautifully written， a bit like a poem that has dressed up as a book， sometimes she knows what she is going on about and I don’t have a clue but she writes it nicely so I don’t mind that much and it becomes clear in a page or two， she is a bit rambly though and sometimes too subtle， feel like I need to read the book at least twice to catch all the things that went over my head
SUE
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This was the first time I'd encountered "stream of consciousness as a narrative device。 Struggled a little at first but eventually got into it。Wonderful charachters， beautifully portrayed。 I really felt I knew them。One of those books I was sorry to finish。 This was the first time I'd encountered "stream of consciousness as a narrative device。 Struggled a little at first but eventually got into it。Wonderful charachters， beautifully portrayed。 I really felt I knew them。One of those books I was sorry to finish。 。。。more
Lydia Andriopoulou
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As a reader who is used to reading YA books I found Mrs Dalloway quite tough to read in the beginning， I often found myself going back to understand what was happening in the plot and put the book down multiple times。 However， when I started to understand the plot the book was one of the most fascinating works of literature I have ever read。 The way which the way is written by the narrator constantly switching points of view to the themes within the novel kept me reading the book。 I would recomm As a reader who is used to reading YA books I found Mrs Dalloway quite tough to read in the beginning， I often found myself going back to understand what was happening in the plot and put the book down multiple times。 However， when I started to understand the plot the book was one of the most fascinating works of literature I have ever read。 The way which the way is written by the narrator constantly switching points of view to the themes within the novel kept me reading the book。 I would recommend the book to anyone interested in reading a classic （on the shorter side - 180 pages） and who likes to reads about themes including the upper class society and the effect of historical events on mental health。 Mrs。 Dalloway 。。。more
Liv the Jellyfish Queen
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DNF @14%Ich hab's versucht。 Ich hab's wirklich versucht。Mrs。 Dalloway ist Virginia Woolf's bedeutendster Roman， was bei einer der "bedeutendsten Autorinnen der klassischen Moderne" （Wikipedia） schon etwas heissen mag。 Und klar， Klassiker kommen nicht überall gut an， und altern zum Teil nicht gut， aber irgendetwas muss es doch geben， das diese Titel zu Klassikern macht， oder？Ich hab's nicht gefunden。 Ich habe insgesamt etwa 35 Seiten gelesen， und jede einzelne war ein Kampf。 Vor allem lag es an F DNF @14%Ich hab's versucht。 Ich hab's wirklich versucht。Mrs。 Dalloway ist Virginia Woolf's bedeutendster Roman， was bei einer der "bedeutendsten Autorinnen der klassischen Moderne" （Wikipedia） schon etwas heissen mag。 Und klar， Klassiker kommen nicht überall gut an， und altern zum Teil nicht gut， aber irgendetwas muss es doch geben， das diese Titel zu Klassikern macht， oder？Ich hab's nicht gefunden。 Ich habe insgesamt etwa 35 Seiten gelesen， und jede einzelne war ein Kampf。 Vor allem lag es an Frau Woolf's Schreibstil。 Die verschachtelten， nicht enden wollenden Sätze， die ständig wechselnde Perspektive， das alles hat nur dazu geführt， dass ich nach jedem Satz den Faden verloren habe。 Ich habe pro Seite gut 20 Minuten gebraucht， und ganz ehrlich， dafür ist mir meine Zeit zu schade。 。。。more
hoda
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I really like how all the characters are connected to their past。 this was my first virginia woolf reading。 i can't say it was amazing to me， sometimes it was boring， but i liked the main idea of the story and the innovation in the writing。 maybe a couple of years later i read it again， at that time i'm sure i'll give it a 5star。 I really like how all the characters are connected to their past。 this was my first virginia woolf reading。 i can't say it was amazing to me， sometimes it was boring， but i liked the main idea of the story and the innovation in the writing。 maybe a couple of years later i read it again， at that time i'm sure i'll give it a 5star。 。。。more
Kaitlyn
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It seems silly to “critique” a book nearly a 100 years old， but I’ll do it anyway…Because wow wow wow was this one of the most captivating and heart felt books I’ve ever read。 This book should be required reading， for everyone。 It’s my first experience with Woolf’s writing and the writing style at first was difficult for me to grasp， but once I got the hang of it （admittedly with the help of SparkNotes）， I really couldn’t put this book down。I’ve never before read a book that really does capture It seems silly to “critique” a book nearly a 100 years old， but I’ll do it anyway…Because wow wow wow was this one of the most captivating and heart felt books I’ve ever read。 This book should be required reading， for everyone。 It’s my first experience with Woolf’s writing and the writing style at first was difficult for me to grasp， but once I got the hang of it （admittedly with the help of SparkNotes）， I really couldn’t put this book down。I’ve never before read a book that really does capture the “human experience” as well as this one does。 It’s amazing to see how I resonated so well with these people living 100 years before me， because in the end， human nature doesn’t change。 It’s written almost in a “stream of consciousness” sort of way， the narrator having their own thoughts， and each and every character we pass all having theirs as well， all blending together in these run-on sentences and all contradicting and jumbling together， excellently painting a picture of a busy day in the city。Day！！ One day！！ The entire story is contained in a single day！！ And each character introduced has their own backstories and motivations that we delve into， making me feel like I really truly know these people and I know all their flaws and reasonings and desires。Woolf makes one muse about existence itself， and war， and peace， and trauma， and mental health， and self acceptance and identity， and sex and sexuality， and gender roles and feminism and marriage and love and it’s all woven together in this delightful little story about a woman throwing a party and the people who’s lives she’s touched along the way。 I will be quickly adding more of Woolf to my library！ 。。。more
Elise
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This was a really interesting read。 It took me a while to get used to the writing style， as it was definitely different from anything I've read before， even of Woolf's other works， and there were times all the way throughout that I struggled with it。 I read slow and steady， really taking my time to soak up each word， and it was definitely worth it。 This story held so much more beneath the surface than what I was expecting from the synopsis and beginning。 This isn't only about Clarissa rememberin This was a really interesting read。 It took me a while to get used to the writing style， as it was definitely different from anything I've read before， even of Woolf's other works， and there were times all the way throughout that I struggled with it。 I read slow and steady， really taking my time to soak up each word， and it was definitely worth it。 This story held so much more beneath the surface than what I was expecting from the synopsis and beginning。 This isn't only about Clarissa remembering past loves - that is actually very little of the plot - instead it is about relationships of every kind， mental health， the passage of time， growing older， the past， and it is a time capsule of English society in the early 20s。 Overall， such a valuable read， and one that I think would be very interesting to read a couple times throughout my life and see if I can relate more and more to many of the major themes。 。。。more
rachid idjiou
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I remember in 2015 I went to the library in Agadir， I bought a few French novels， Mr Dawalys was the only English book I bought that day。 I started reading it but I couldn't get through it maybe because it was a classic and hard to understand， so I decided to put it on my list for this year。 I read it last month， I enjoyed it very much also her poetic style of writing。 She takes notice of every detail。 every sentence is powerful and emotional to describe the situation of women's rights in the 18 I remember in 2015 I went to the library in Agadir， I bought a few French novels， Mr Dawalys was the only English book I bought that day。 I started reading it but I couldn't get through it maybe because it was a classic and hard to understand， so I decided to put it on my list for this year。 I read it last month， I enjoyed it very much also her poetic style of writing。 She takes notice of every detail。 every sentence is powerful and emotional to describe the situation of women's rights in the 18th century， I appreciate her lust for freedom her revendications。 She reveals her need for social change and looks for equality between sexes， Women should have the same rights as Men。 She questions how could Women be free in a conservative and hierarchical society。 。。。more
Lindsay Critelli
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A revisit to the likes of Gatsby and much better exposure to socialites than Karenina。
Lynne - The Book Squirrel
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200 pages of rubbish！
Megan
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This is the first Virginia Woolf I’ve read。 Took me a while to get used to the style。 I really enjoyed it but want to do some deep-diving to get more insight into what happened throughout the story。 Not a quick skim read; very rich。
Julia Carnes
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i thoroughly enjoyed this book。 i started to the lighthouse a few years ago and had the sense i would like woolf （it was my first time reading her） but did not finish it。 this book contains multitudes—and it only covers one day。 so minute and so vast。 i love character studies and this scratched my itch。
Miranda
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You know when you love something so much that you can't find the words to describe such an indescribable feeling？ That is Mrs Dalloway。 That is my love for Mrs Dalloway。 I haven't read something that has made me feel this way in a long time。 So utterly empty but weirdly full of whatever metaphorical stuff makes up contentment。 The writing was so beautiful sometimes I had to pause and marvel， that's right MARVEL， at the prose。 I found myself getting lost in the incredibly long strings of words on You know when you love something so much that you can't find the words to describe such an indescribable feeling？ That is Mrs Dalloway。 That is my love for Mrs Dalloway。 I haven't read something that has made me feel this way in a long time。 So utterly empty but weirdly full of whatever metaphorical stuff makes up contentment。 The writing was so beautiful sometimes I had to pause and marvel， that's right MARVEL， at the prose。 I found myself getting lost in the incredibly long strings of words only to come back to myself and the novel at exactly the right moment。 Most of all this novel was profound and lives to be so， and in this duty， it has become timeless。 Side note: If you couldn't tell this is my new favourite book。 I KNOW！ 。。。more
Beatriz Barros
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"O real não está tanto 'no que acontece'， mas nessa interseção entre 'o que acontece' e o que cada um apreende" - ana carolina mesquita em "toda a vida em um só dia" "O real não está tanto 'no que acontece'， mas nessa interseção entre 'o que acontece' e o que cada um apreende" - ana carolina mesquita em "toda a vida em um só dia" 。。。more
Jéssica Figueiredo
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Um dos clássicos romances que tiveram a coragem de adentrar no universo do fluxo de consciência， estilo de escrita bem difícil de ser desenvolvido。 O enredo é bem simples e quem não curte essa estética provavelmente vai achar um livro maçante e cansativo。 Porém， são os pensamentos e delírios dos personagens que dão riqueza à trama e profundidade aos personagens。 Cuidado！ Muitos gatilhos de depressão， suicídio， esquizofrenia e TSPT， quem é sensível a esses temas melhor ir com calma na leitura。
Ola
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"Sposób， w jaki jadła。。。 jadła z przejęciem， a gdy skończyła， raz po raz rzucała spojrzenia na sąsiedni stolik， gdzie stały lukrowane ciasteczka; i czy naprawdę zrobiło jej się żal， kiedy przy stoliku siadła matka z dzieckiem i dziecko wzięło ciasto？ Tak， pannie Kilman zrobiło się żal。 Miała ochotę właśnie na to ciastko， na to różowe。 Radość jedzenia była jedyną prawdziwą radością， jaka jeszcze została， ale nawet tu spotykają ją klęski。" "Sposób， w jaki jadła。。。 jadła z przejęciem， a gdy skończyła， raz po raz rzucała spojrzenia na sąsiedni stolik， gdzie stały lukrowane ciasteczka; i czy naprawdę zrobiło jej się żal， kiedy przy stoliku siadła matka z dzieckiem i dziecko wzięło ciasto？ Tak， pannie Kilman zrobiło się żal。 Miała ochotę właśnie na to ciastko， na to różowe。 Radość jedzenia była jedyną prawdziwą radością， jaka jeszcze została， ale nawet tu spotykają ją klęski。" 。。。more
Ella
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Interesting commentary on post-war Britain， mental illness， and class。
Felicia Priska
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The writing style is unique， feels like we are inside their minds and thought process。 I can relate to some of the topics like old age （even though im still in my 20s）， nostalgia， and time。 Time move fast and slow at the same time in this novel， how the characters can get lost in their thoughts and then 30 minutes has passed。 I also like Woolf's portrayal of mental illness， one's is really prominent， while the other's are not shown explicitly。 Overall its an enjoyable read The writing style is unique， feels like we are inside their minds and thought process。 I can relate to some of the topics like old age （even though im still in my 20s）， nostalgia， and time。 Time move fast and slow at the same time in this novel， how the characters can get lost in their thoughts and then 30 minutes has passed。 I also like Woolf's portrayal of mental illness， one's is really prominent， while the other's are not shown explicitly。 Overall its an enjoyable read 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Mrs Dalloway&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Mrs Dalloway&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0