To the Lighthouse
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- Author：Virginia Woolf
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Summary
The serene and maternal Mrs Ramsay， the tragic yet absurd Mr Ramsay， together with their children and assorted guests， are holidaying on the Isle of Skye。 From the seemingly trivial postponement of a visit to a nearby lighthouse Virginia Woolf constructs a remarkable and moving examination of the complex tensions and allegiances of family life， and the conflict between male and female principles。 One of the great literary achievements of the twentieth century， To the Lighthouse is often cited as Virginia Woolf's most popular novel。
Reviews
Alex Gergely
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The master of British modernism does it again folks。 Almost a perfect novel， only the latent nihilism （or maybe it’s just the surface agnosticism？） is a little boring for me。 I prefer my modernists a bit more reverential or spiritually windswept。
Unifiable
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زیباییِ زوال یا زوالِ زیبایی؟ کدوم رو نقاشی میکرد لیلی؟نمیدونم چرا انقدر کند پیش رفت وقتی اینهمه دوسش داشتم。و خیلی خوشحالم که یک نویسندهی شاعر جدید پیدا کردم:）
Yaiza
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no lo puedo calificar porque entre exámenes y trabajos de clase he tardado tanto en leerlo que no me he enterado ni de la mitad。。。
Skylar
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3，5 stars！It took me a while to get into this book。 At first， I found the sentences tiresome and the story kind of failed to grab my interest， making it difficult to get through the first fifty or something pages。 After that， however， as I got used to the writing and the setting （and as I miraculously found both focus and motivation to read）， the story became easier to read， and I managed to get through it faster， and being able to get through it faster also made it a lot less boring， and I actu 3，5 stars！It took me a while to get into this book。 At first， I found the sentences tiresome and the story kind of failed to grab my interest， making it difficult to get through the first fifty or something pages。 After that， however， as I got used to the writing and the setting （and as I miraculously found both focus and motivation to read）， the story became easier to read， and I managed to get through it faster， and being able to get through it faster also made it a lot less boring， and I actually started appreciating this book。I definitely enjoyed it more than Mrs。 Dalloway， though I can't really put my finger on why。 I think it was just that the thoughts， questions， themes and ideas that were discussed in this one were more interesting to me。 I really appreciated how realistic the character's thoughts， feelings and relationships felt。 Sometimes， a thought or feeling would be described that felt so familiar to me， and it felt really nice to see these thoughts so well put into words in a way I never could。 It kind of makes you feel understood， in a way。 So yeah， even though it took me a while to get used to the book （and， to be honest， there were quite some boring moments too， though there were also moments which excited me and touched me， which Mrs。 Dalloway didn't have）， I really appreciated it in the end。 。。。more
William Gwynne
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I throughly enjoyed Orlando， also written by Virginis Woolf， so I am ready with high hopes to dive into To the Lighthouse。I am about a quarter of the way through， and To the Lighthouse has already shown itself to be an easy read， as Virginia Woolf has wonderful， smooth prose， but at the same time it has a great depth and has already engaged with themes such as power， duty， the mortality of humanity， and more。 A philosophical， engaging read thus far。
Arya
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I lack the agency to comment on this beauty。 This has to be one of my favorite reads of the year。 It's a delight to watch the author get in and out of each character's head， dissecting their thoughts， urging them to do something about the unresolved mess， leaving the readers with the beauty of literature。This novel is proof of the amazing poet Woolf is。 I lack the agency to comment on this beauty。 This has to be one of my favorite reads of the year。 It's a delight to watch the author get in and out of each character's head， dissecting their thoughts， urging them to do something about the unresolved mess， leaving the readers with the beauty of literature。This novel is proof of the amazing poet Woolf is。 。。。more
Mary Williams
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How have I not read this until now？
Kristina
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Soooo good。 Way to go Lily！ Paint just because you love to paint！
laurakelly。mp3
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The prose is absolutely beautiful。I saw myself in a lot of the relationships， especially James and Cam’s strained relationship with their father。
bianca
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¿Cuál era el sentido de la vida？ Eso era todo: una cuestión sencilla; que tendía con los años a cercarla a una。 La gran revelación jamás había llegado。 La gran revelación tal vez jamás llegara。 En cambio había diariamente pequeños milagros， iluminaciones， fósforos encendidos inesperadamente en la oscuridad; aquí había uno。VIRGINIA TE AMOOOOOhace un año y medio leí orlando y me gustó peeeero me quedé con una sensación de no haber entendido realmente el libro， como que no había logrado entrar del ¿Cuál era el sentido de la vida？ Eso era todo: una cuestión sencilla; que tendía con los años a cercarla a una。 La gran revelación jamás había llegado。 La gran revelación tal vez jamás llegara。 En cambio había diariamente pequeños milagros， iluminaciones， fósforos encendidos inesperadamente en la oscuridad; aquí había uno。VIRGINIA TE AMOOOOOhace un año y medio leí orlando y me gustó peeeero me quedé con una sensación de no haber entendido realmente el libro， como que no había logrado entrar del todo en la poética。 en retrospectiva， quizás no fue la mejor elección para empezar a leer la ficción de woolf。 ahora con al faro estoy genuinamente emocionada， lo amé， es precioso de principio a fin。 amé los personajes y los cambios de focalización y las reflexiones sobre la vida y la sutileza con que está narrado todo。 me entusiasma seguir explorando las novelas de woolf。 gracias facultad por hacerme leer este libro en este momento de mi vida。 。。。more
Marina
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Писать рецензии на романы Вулф - это все равно， что писать рецензию на сборник стихов。 О чем можно говорить？ Ведь сюжет вторичен， а первично ощущение， при том мимолетное， зыбкое и крайне индивидуальное。 Все осложняется еще и тем， что это поток сознания。 Как писать о чужих мыслях， скачущих， как необъезженные и норовливые жеребцы？ Как рассказать об этой книге？ Только передавая ощущения。。。Представьте себе， что вы живете у моря в маленьком домике， куда так и норовит пробраться песок， а ветер постоян Писать рецензии на романы Вулф - это все равно， что писать рецензию на сборник стихов。 О чем можно говорить？ Ведь сюжет вторичен， а первично ощущение， при том мимолетное， зыбкое и крайне индивидуальное。 Все осложняется еще и тем， что это поток сознания。 Как писать о чужих мыслях， скачущих， как необъезженные и норовливые жеребцы？ Как рассказать об этой книге？ Только передавая ощущения。。。Представьте себе， что вы живете у моря в маленьком домике， куда так и норовит пробраться песок， а ветер постоянно заигрывает с белыми занавесками。 Вы собрались на маяк， закрыли за собой дверь и отправились к морю。 И вот оно перед вами。 Огромное， бескранее， беспорядочное， ведь нет никакого узора в беге его волн。 Они возникают то тут， то там。 Это не хаос， нет， но это не и не порядок。 Вы стоите на берегу и уже забыли о всех ваших желаниях。 Есть только вы и море。 И вы всматриваетесь в него， всматриваетесь， пытаясь выискать нечто важное в отблексах солнца на воде и синией ряби。 "Она все видела; она все слышала; но то， что говорили они， было как трепет форели， сквозь который видишь волны， и дно， и что поправей， полевей; все это одновременно; и если в обычной жизни она запустила бы сети， выуживала бы то одно， то другое; сказала бы， что обожает эти романы Уэверли или что их не читала; бросилась бы вперед; сейчас она ничего не сказала。 Она колыхалась， повиснув。" Так и вы。。。 Стоите и просто колышитесь， как темно-зеленые водоросли не дне。。。 "Она словно по горло стояла в чем-то， и двигалась， и плыла， и тонула， да， потому что безмерно глубоки эти воды。 Столько жизней в них пролилось。 Жизнь миссис Рэмзи; детей; и еще бесконечная всякая всячина。 Прачка с корзиной; грачи; кусты факельных лилий; лиловость и матовая зелень цветов; и общее чувство， на котором все это держалось。"Так видеть， как видела Вулф - это божественный дар。 И приходит он к одному в поколении。 Это не П， это не Р， это последняя буква алфавита （читайте， читайте！）。"Кончено; дело сделано。 Да， подумала она， кладя кисть в совершенном изнеможенье， – так мне все это явилось。"9 / 10 。。。more
James
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This is the best book I have ever read。
Eva Papachristou
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There he stood， demanding sympathy。 [。。。] He must have sympathy。 He must be assured that he too lived in the heart of life; was needed; not here only， but all over the world。-But that any other eyes should see the residue of her thirty-three years， the deposit of each day's living mixed with something more secret than she had ever spoken or shown in the course of all those days was an agony。 At the same time it was immensely exciting。 [。。。] But it had been seen; it had been taken from her。 This There he stood， demanding sympathy。 [。。。] He must have sympathy。 He must be assured that he too lived in the heart of life; was needed; not here only， but all over the world。-But that any other eyes should see the residue of her thirty-three years， the deposit of each day's living mixed with something more secret than she had ever spoken or shown in the course of all those days was an agony。 At the same time it was immensely exciting。 [。。。] But it had been seen; it had been taken from her。 This man had shared with her something profoundly intimate。 And， thanking Mr。 Ramsay for it and Mrs。 Ramsay for it and the hour and the place， crediting the world with a power which she had not suspected--that one could walk away down that long gallery not alone any more but arm in arm with somebody--the strangest feeling in the world， and the most exhilarating--she nicked the catch of her paint-box to， more firmly than was necessary， and the nick seemed to surround in a circle forever the paint-box， the lawn， Mr。 Bankes， and that wild villain， Cam， dashing past。-"But I beneath a rougher sea，" Mr。 Ramsay murmured。 He had found the house， and so seeing it， he had also seen himself there; he had seen himself walking on the terrace， alone。 He was walking up and down between the urns; and he seemed to himself very old and bowed。 Sitting in the boat he bowed， he crouched himself， acting instantly his part--the part of a desolate man， widowed， bereft; and so called up before him in hosts people sympathising with him; staged for himself as he satin the boat， a little drama; which required of him decrepitude and exhaustion and sorrow （he raised his hands and looked at the thinness of them， to confirm his dream） and then there was given him in abundance women's sympathy， and he imagined how they would soothe him and sympathise with him， and so getting in his dream some reflection of the exquisite pleasure women's sympathy was to him， he sighed and said gently and mournfully:But I beneath a rougher seaWas whelmed in deeper gulfs than he，so that the mournful words were heard quite clearly by them all。 Cam half started on her seat。 It shocked her--it outraged her。 The movement roused her father; and he shuddered， and broke off，exclaiming: "Look！ Look！" so urgently that James also turned his head to look over his shoulder at the island。 They all looked。 They looked at the island。 。。。more
Lucia Kvarnström
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“And， what was even more exciting， she felt， too， as she saw Mr Ramsay bearing down and retreating， and Mrs Ramsay sitting with James in the window and the cloud moving and the tree bending， how life， from being made up of little separate incidents which one lived one by one， became curled and whole like a wave which bore one up with it and threw one down with it， there， with a dash on the beach。”
Gabriele Clementi
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Una tipologia di scrittura diversa dal solito: il flusso di coscienza。 Nonostante non sia un genere che leggo di solito， mi è piaciuta la novità di narrazione e le emozioni che ha saputo suscitare attraverso il susseguirsi dei paragrafi。 Consigliato come lettura nei momenti di pace e relax， lontano dal frastuono metropolitano， per apprezzarne appieno i pensieri e le riflessioni e percepire l'ambiente narrativo intorno a sé。 Una tipologia di scrittura diversa dal solito: il flusso di coscienza。 Nonostante non sia un genere che leggo di solito， mi è piaciuta la novità di narrazione e le emozioni che ha saputo suscitare attraverso il susseguirsi dei paragrafi。 Consigliato come lettura nei momenti di pace e relax， lontano dal frastuono metropolitano， per apprezzarne appieno i pensieri e le riflessioni e percepire l'ambiente narrativo intorno a sé。 。。。more
Katarina Pavlovic
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Detaljna deskriptivna introspekcija， stila izuzetne prefinjenosti。 Ipak， jako ju je tesko pratiti jer price gotovo da nema。 Nikako je ne slušajte kao audio-knjigu。
Daniel Fester
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Beautiful imagery but dear lord those sentences went on and on and on
Lauren
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Gorgeous。
Pat
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I loved Nicole Kidman's portrayal of Virginia Wolfe in The Hours。 Really enjoyed listening to her read To the Lighthouse。 I think there are several insights into the author as a person in this story。 Particularly when she repeats the general thinking of the time that women "Can't write， can't paint。" How often did she have to hear that？ We are fortunate she did not listen to them enough to quit writing。 How it must have chipped away little by little on her confidence。 I loved Nicole Kidman's portrayal of Virginia Wolfe in The Hours。 Really enjoyed listening to her read To the Lighthouse。 I think there are several insights into the author as a person in this story。 Particularly when she repeats the general thinking of the time that women "Can't write， can't paint。" How often did she have to hear that？ We are fortunate she did not listen to them enough to quit writing。 How it must have chipped away little by little on her confidence。 。。。more
Inge
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3。5*This was a solid stream of thought book。 It was fairly short， which I think is good because if this was any longer I would've fallen asleep lol。 But I enjoyed it and really loved the writing style。 3。5*This was a solid stream of thought book。 It was fairly short， which I think is good because if this was any longer I would've fallen asleep lol。 But I enjoyed it and really loved the writing style。 。。。more
Jenna
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I don't usually read classic literature， so I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this novel。Admittedly， the style was confusing because there was a lot of character-hopping。 Even within the same chapter and paragraph， we'd switch POVs。 It's not something I'm used to so it was a bit jarring， but Woolf's writing style was so beautifully enchanting。Also， it was fun learning about the other characters strictly from the skewed thoughts of the POV characters。 This was uniquely entertaining。 A sol I don't usually read classic literature， so I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this novel。Admittedly， the style was confusing because there was a lot of character-hopping。 Even within the same chapter and paragraph， we'd switch POVs。 It's not something I'm used to so it was a bit jarring， but Woolf's writing style was so beautifully enchanting。Also， it was fun learning about the other characters strictly from the skewed thoughts of the POV characters。 This was uniquely entertaining。 A solid 3 stars from me！ 。。。more
Valérie
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Mon avis s'est supprimé :）））））））） donc en bref : beau， touchant， enivrant mais des problèmes de style （enchaînement de flux de pensées particulier vs Les Vagues plus naturels）， et des persos trop humains en un sens，4/5 Mon avis s'est supprimé :）））））））） donc en bref : beau， touchant， enivrant mais des problèmes de style （enchaînement de flux de pensées particulier vs Les Vagues plus naturels）， et des persos trop humains en un sens，4/5 。。。more
Kate
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As much as I tried I just couldn’t enjoy this book， probably because it isn’t plot driven and mostly focuses on the characters。 At the end I was just bored and wanted this book to be over😕
K。
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i think i'm done with trying to read woolf's fiction outside of my studies。 i'm sure it's for somebody， but certainly not for me i think i'm done with trying to read woolf's fiction outside of my studies。 i'm sure it's for somebody， but certainly not for me 。。。more
Eilidh Fyfe
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sad sebaldy vibes in skye
Sheziss
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Me encanta el estilo de la autora， aunque francamente me pareció más cautivadora Las olas。 Como suele ser propio de la autora， 0 acción pero mucho foco sobre lo psicológico。 Me encanta el estilo de la autora， aunque francamente me pareció más cautivadora Las olas。 Como suele ser propio de la autora， 0 acción pero mucho foco sobre lo psicológico。 。。。more
Christian Matyi
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I was supposed to read this for a class in writing many， many years ago。 I blew it off， but am glad I did。 This is prose that feels designed for a few years of life， rather than for a younger mind。 Sure， the assignment was to understand the way Woolf structured the novel （a stroke of genius）， but I know I would not have been as immersed in my early 20s as I was in my early 50s。The book plays with the passage of time in a way that I think one can experience when one has experienced more time them I was supposed to read this for a class in writing many， many years ago。 I blew it off， but am glad I did。 This is prose that feels designed for a few years of life， rather than for a younger mind。 Sure， the assignment was to understand the way Woolf structured the novel （a stroke of genius）， but I know I would not have been as immersed in my early 20s as I was in my early 50s。The book plays with the passage of time in a way that I think one can experience when one has experienced more time themselves。 The structure， the structure， the structure – this really is one of the main reasons one ought to read it。 Keeping one foot out of the tale and being mindful of the structure is not distracting， but enriching。 The way Woolf moves you through time is mostly through protracted （and even intentionally convoluted） recollections of each of the ensemble in the book。 And indeed， you will get recollections inside of recollections。 Essentially， much of the substance is fleshed out with what one might reductively regard as flashback devices， but as with how the mind works when we recall the past Woolf has included the contemplations and regards of the characters， which often reshape or alter the reality of the recollection。 The emotions with which someone considers the past and the emotions it brings up – or doesn't– is as much the meat as the events themselves， which are occasional quite petty but for the deep and fascinating emotions a character brings to them。I swoon over how well Woolf writes。 Dancing through light chatter over to what can only be phrased as poetry and then back again to terse， matter-of-fact prose with the agility that is seamless between the extremes。 Some of her sentences run the length of a heft paragraph – or even a page or two – and yet you don't get lost somehow。 Tumpbikng though suntans subclauses without a bump or bruise。 It is dazzling and supports the themes of how time passes and shifts our perspective。 。。。more
Eli Mones
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I really enjoyed this book。 It is almost hard on the heart how radical it is， so flooded with thoughts and emotions。 It’s like in life we never have any moment to breath…Everything is shifting and changing at such incredible rates: emotions， perspectives; opinions even faster。 So fast that the book is practically over before it started。（The book is made of only two moments， after all。）When reading Woolf， life is bursting from all sides， at all times， incessantly， like a sublimely scolding radiat I really enjoyed this book。 It is almost hard on the heart how radical it is， so flooded with thoughts and emotions。 It’s like in life we never have any moment to breath…Everything is shifting and changing at such incredible rates: emotions， perspectives; opinions even faster。 So fast that the book is practically over before it started。（The book is made of only two moments， after all。）When reading Woolf， life is bursting from all sides， at all times， incessantly， like a sublimely scolding radiation or Dickinson’s fiery ore in the blacksmith’s lair…Our lives are like this: the teeming mind does not cease—perhaps ever。 This is a scary thought。 But it is one that Woolf does not back away from。 Indeed， she faces the exceptional inflammation which is our world， no matter how exhausting。 Her work practically begs me to “crouch within the door，” and see—if I dare—the “white heat。”Or， more appropriately， to use her own language rather than Dickinson’s: “One must keep on looking without for a second relaxing the intensity of emotions， the determination not to be cut off， not to be bamboozled。”Ah， what a good quote。Overall， I quite enjoyed the book and the powerful feeling it’s giving me。 However， all around， I feel Orlando might be the better book。 Though I have to read To the Lighthouse again to say so。 。。。more
Kayla Arnold
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3。5
Rachel Rose
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This book was so beautiful and interesting。 I found myself consumed regarding the subtext of her writing， most profoundly her commentary on legacy， love， sexism， and perseverance。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=To the Lighthouse
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=To the Lighthouse&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,To the Lighthouse&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0