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To the Lighthouse

To the Lighthouse

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  • Author：Virginia Woolf
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A collectible hardcover edition of Virginia Woolf's masterpiece， featuring a new foreword by Patricia Lockwood

A Penguin Vitae Edition

The serene and maternal Mrs。 Ramsay， the tragic yet absurd Mr。 Ramsay， and their children and assorted guests are on holiday on the Isle of Skye。 From the seemingly trivial postponement of a visit to a nearby lighthouse， Woolf constructs a remarkable， moving examination of the complex tensions and allegiances of family life and the conflict between men and women。

Penguin Vitae--loosely translated as Penguin of one's life--is a deluxe hardcover series from Penguin Classics celebrating a dynamic and diverse landscape of classic fiction and nonfiction from seventy-five years of classics publishing。 Penguin Vitae provides readers with beautifully designed classics that have shaped the course of their lives， and welcomes new readers to discover these literary gifts of personal inspiration， intellectual engagement， and creative originality。

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Mireia Crusellas ，

La segona part del llibre és meravellosa。 Això sí， l'he hagut de llegir molt a poc a poc。 La segona part del llibre és meravellosa。 Això sí， l'he hagut de llegir molt a poc a poc。 。。。more

Alva Kjellgren ，

Not for me。 I'm not sure what it's about Not for me。 I'm not sure what it's about 。。。more

Ella Constantini ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It’s weird to describe but reading this felt like such a blur with nothing prominent happening yet at the same time I was overwhelmed with so many questions， thoughts and realisations。 I loved the characterisation of lily and reading parts of the story from her perspective， particularly the reconciling end

Sum ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Another book I started reading years ago but never finished。 I must have read the first 50 pages about 5 times as going through it again I could remember the characters ultra vividly。 Given that I am currently one day overdue my due date for my imminent child arrival， I thought this would be the chance to read it as I am simply waiting。 When I first read it， despite not finishing the book - I was enthralled by Woolf’s writing style and her stream of consciousness。 This time however - after about Another book I started reading years ago but never finished。 I must have read the first 50 pages about 5 times as going through it again I could remember the characters ultra vividly。 Given that I am currently one day overdue my due date for my imminent child arrival， I thought this would be the chance to read it as I am simply waiting。 When I first read it， despite not finishing the book - I was enthralled by Woolf’s writing style and her stream of consciousness。 This time however - after about 50 pages I was wondering when will this end and found it much more difficult to read。 The story centres around Mrs Ramsey， and her life with her 8 children at the Isle of Skye which is their holiday home and their various guests。 It delves into her consciousness， her streams of thoughts around her guests， her various observations whilst also dipping into the streams of consciousness of some of the other characters。 Even though the book is centred around going to the lighthouse， they are unable to due to the weather so it becomes a book which covers the observations between the guests and an insight into the different characters。 Her descriptions of the places transport you there in your mind’s eye because Woolf is such a vivid writer。Mrs Ramsey is more often than not presented as a doting wife and parent with a “simple” mind which is a little difficult to constantly read。 Mr Ramsey is an academic who appears to be revered by （almost） everyone despite having a small fuse and being rather short tempered。 His wife is constantly doting on him and trying to anticipate his needs。I persisted with the book even though I found the first part difficult - because the second part Id read to be incredible and indeed it was。 In this part they discuss the decade long decay of the house in the Isle of Skye with updates on numerous characters dying - including Mrs Ramsey， Prue and Andrew （latter two are the Ramsey children）。 It’s such a contrast from the life that filled the house in part 1 and it reads so beautifully。 The third part is also fascinating because it’s an exploration back at the Isle of Skye house without the prominent characters from the first part， eg Mrs Ramsey， William Boroughs， Paul， Minta， etc。 It’s mostly told from the perspective of Lily who is actually a far more interesting character than Mrs Ramsey （in my opinion） as she seems to have more self conviction as an artist and doesn’t fulfil the trope of “simple woman”。 James， Mr Ramsey， Cam and one other also finally make it to the lighthouse which has been a long time coming - with their complicated relationships being examined constantly throughout the boat ride。 The evolution of James’ relationship with his father is fascinating， although it is fairly evident that James still sees his father as a “tyrant” yet is thrilled to receive his praise for his sailing。 To conclude， I know by giving this book 2/3 stars。 I’m completely aware that I’m probably missing the point of this book and the stream of consciousness / new experimental literary style that Woolf was attempting。 However， it just wasn’t to my taste and I found the first third a real drag to get through even if it did pick up later。 。。。more

Halle Dewart ，

so bad it hurt

Sage ，

only read like 20 pages :（（（ no time to finish and read for school so it's kinda spoiled。 will try again in a few years once I've forgotten only read like 20 pages :（（（ no time to finish and read for school so it's kinda spoiled。 will try again in a few years once I've forgotten 。。。more

Luka Zviadauri ，

მოდერნიზმი ფოლკნერმა შემაყვარა， ვერავინ შეცვლის მაგ კაცს და ყოველთვის ყველაზე დიდებულ მწერლად დარჩება ჩემთვის， მაგრამ პირველად დღეს გავიაზრე რამდენად არამყარი ცნებაა "საყვარელი მწერალი"。 პირველად დღეს გავიაზრე და გავისისხლხორცე， რას გრძნობდა ზორბასი， სიტყვის მარაგი რომ ეწურებოდა და ცეკვას იწყებდა; რას გრძნობდა მარკო პოლო， რომელსაც ყუბილაი ყაენის ენა კი ესწავლა， მაგრამ უფრო არ ესმოდა მისი， ჟესტებისა და სხეულის ენისაკენ უფრო მიუწევდა გული。 მათი， შემდგომ მომავალშიც， წარმოუთქმელი ყველა ის სიტყვა， ყვ მოდერნიზმი ფოლკნერმა შემაყვარა， ვერავინ შეცვლის მაგ კაცს და ყოველთვის ყველაზე დიდებულ მწერლად დარჩება ჩემთვის， მაგრამ პირველად დღეს გავიაზრე რამდენად არამყარი ცნებაა "საყვარელი მწერალი"。 პირველად დღეს გავიაზრე და გავისისხლხორცე， რას გრძნობდა ზორბასი， სიტყვის მარაგი რომ ეწურებოდა და ცეკვას იწყებდა; რას გრძნობდა მარკო პოლო， რომელსაც ყუბილაი ყაენის ენა კი ესწავლა， მაგრამ უფრო არ ესმოდა მისი， ჟესტებისა და სხეულის ენისაკენ უფრო მიუწევდა გული。 მათი， შემდგომ მომავალშიც， წარმოუთქმელი ყველა ის სიტყვა， ყველა ის გრძნობა， რომელიც ამ სიტყვაში უნდა ჩაექსოვათ， ამ ქალმა მოიპარა。 უნატიფესი， უნაზესი ენით დაწერილი წიგნია， ნელა რომ უნდა წაიკითხო， გამოიზოგო， დასაწყისიდანვე რომ გული გწყდება და ხვდები რომ ოდესმე მოგიწევს გამოემშვიდობო პირველი წაკითხვის სიამოვნებას。ყველა პოეტურ კრებულს გადაწონის ამ წიგნის მეორე ნაწილი。 "დრო მიდის" არის ყველაზე დიდებული და ყველაზე ლამაზი რამ， რაც კი ოდესმე შექმნილა ლიტერატურაში。ბევრი ამბობს， რომ ავტობიოგრაფიულია ეს წიგნი და მგონი ვულფიც ეთანხმებოდა მაგ მოსაზრებას。 შეუძლებელია არ იყოს， იმდენად ნათელია დედის ფენომენი მისიზ რემზის პერსონაჟში， იმდენად ჰგავს ავტორი ლილი ბრისკოს， რომელიც ხატვით ცდილობს მისიზ რემზის აღდგენას。 ეს ქალიც წერით， შემოქმედების ჟინით ებრძოდა პირად პრობლემებს， იმ დეპრესიას， რამაც პირველად დედის გარდაცვალების შემდეგ შემოუტია。 ერთგან შემოქმედს， რომელსაც წარმოსახვის ფურცელზე გადმოტანა სურს， ადარებს ბავშვს， რომელმაც ბნელი დერეფანი უნდა გაიაროს。 ნელა მიაბიჯებს ვულფი， იძირება ამ წყვდიადში， შენ კი დგახარ， როგორც ზღვაში დაკარგული， განწირული გემი და უყურებ მის მიერ გამოწვდილ ხელს， როგორც ბოლო იმედს， შუქურის სხივს。 。。。more

John Steel ，

Not advisable to read when tired。

EUGENIE ，

Virginia just keeps hitting me where it hurts

Jeremiah Kim ，

I think To the Lighthouse is the most imaginative and personally challenging book I've read in a while。 Not having read stream of consciousness before， it took me about 50 pages to really understand the ebb and flow of the novel， and it really is unlike anything I've read in the past。 Once I got into the flow of things， I was really amazed at the way Woolf imbues reality and narrative action within entirely subjective and personal observations of the characters。 Reading a novel about the objecti I think To the Lighthouse is the most imaginative and personally challenging book I've read in a while。 Not having read stream of consciousness before， it took me about 50 pages to really understand the ebb and flow of the novel， and it really is unlike anything I've read in the past。 Once I got into the flow of things， I was really amazed at the way Woolf imbues reality and narrative action within entirely subjective and personal observations of the characters。 Reading a novel about the objective via the subjective was not what I anticipated this book was about。 As the usual discussions stemming from this book indicate， the dynamic between men and women is expectedly very interesting over the course of the entire novel。 But， personally， it was the dinner scene in Part I and all of Part II， the section titled "Time Passes，" that utterly amazed me and illuminated why stream of consciousness stands apart from other narrative techniques as uniquely veritable。 I think everyone who has ever considered the rate at which we perceive time passing by should read To the Lighthouse。 。。。more

Gabrysia ，

piękne słowa tworzą piękne zdania， ale piękne zdania niekoniecznie tworzą piękną książkę。 2 ⭐ za część drugą i początek trzeciej， które mi się podobały。

Anna Maria ，

Not as big of a slay as Mrs Dalloway but still good

Megan ，

A wildly successful experiment in putting words to universal human emotions and experiences never before described。

bilfy ，

Like a work of art。i picked this book， because i really wanted to read it， i didnt check any review or rate， i just took it。 dhany said， this book was kind of my soulmate。 even the universe trying to tell me something when today a picture of a lighthouse and a boat suddenly were in my twitter's timeline。 and im not regretting any of it， this book brought a lot。 this book is me。 Like a work of art。i picked this book， because i really wanted to read it， i didnt check any review or rate， i just took it。 dhany said， this book was kind of my soulmate。 even the universe trying to tell me something when today a picture of a lighthouse and a boat suddenly were in my twitter's timeline。 and im not regretting any of it， this book brought a lot。 this book is me。 。。。more

Emily Randall ，

Unfortunately I’ve had eye problems and struggled with my copy as the text was so small。 It took me ages to get through but it’s probably more a physical issue than the book itself。 Hoping to get into reading again soon！

Miracles ，

Con este libro me paso algo parecido que con "Entre actos" en el primer capítulo los sucesos son aburridos， y esto se mantiene en los capítulos siguientes pero las circunstancias hacen la historia más interesante。 Triste y nostálgico （poético como siempre， tratándose de Woolf） de principio a fin， como la Sra。 Ramsay （el verdadero faro） y Lily Briscoe （en mi opinión， los personajes más atrapantes）。 Con este libro me paso algo parecido que con "Entre actos" en el primer capítulo los sucesos son aburridos， y esto se mantiene en los capítulos siguientes pero las circunstancias hacen la historia más interesante。 Triste y nostálgico （poético como siempre， tratándose de Woolf） de principio a fin， como la Sra。 Ramsay （el verdadero faro） y Lily Briscoe （en mi opinión， los personajes más atrapantes）。 。。。more

Lina ，

After reading that this story takes place on the Isle of Skye （so far never having been there myself， but always wishing to go）， I was hoping for Virginia Woolf’s writing to take me there for a while。 （And it very much did。） ‘Oh， how beautiful！’ For the great plateful of water was before her; the hoary Lighthouse， distant， austere， in the midst; and on the right， as far as the eye could see， fading and falling， in soft low pleats， the green sand dunes with the wild flowing grasses on them， wh After reading that this story takes place on the Isle of Skye （so far never having been there myself， but always wishing to go）， I was hoping for Virginia Woolf’s writing to take me there for a while。 （And it very much did。） ‘Oh， how beautiful！’ For the great plateful of water was before her; the hoary Lighthouse， distant， austere， in the midst; and on the right， as far as the eye could see， fading and falling， in soft low pleats， the green sand dunes with the wild flowing grasses on them， which always seemed to be running away into some moon country， uninhabited of men。 （That exclamation could have just as well come from me。）This is a slow-moving book - which in this case， in my opinion is a good thing – while cozying up in my small reading nook I found myself rereading multiple passages to savor the beautiful imagery。 First， the pulse of colour flooded the bay with blue， and the heart expanded with it and the body swam， only the next instant to be checked and chilled by the prickly blackness on the ruffled waves。 Then， up behind the great black rock， almost every evening spurted irregularly， so that one had to watch for it and it was a delight when it came， a fountain of white water; and then， while one waited for that， one watched， on the pale semi-circular beach， wave after wave shedding again and again smoothly a film of mother-of-pearl。 Personally， I have always been fascinated by and loved the ocean， and through Woolf’s writing I could very easily picture what the characters were seeing – and experience the scenery together with them。 I enjoyed reading this （and am now pretty much ready to pack my suitcase and set-off for the Isle of Skye immediately）。 “What is the meaning of life？ That was all; a simple question — one that tended to close in on one with years。 The great revelation had never come。 The great revelation perhaps never did come。 Instead there were little daily miracles， illuminations， matches struck unexpectedly in the dark。” （3。5 stars rounded up） 。。。more

Mahshid Saghatchi ，

لی لی بریسکو می‌دید که خانم رمزی به آن ناکجاآبادی روان شده است که دنبال کردن آدم‌ها در آن محال است و با این همه رفتنشان چنان سوز سرمایی بر تن ناظران می‌اندازد که همیشه می‌کوشند آن‌ها را دست‌کم با چشم دنبال کنند، مانند کسی که کشتی محوشونده‌ای را آن‌قدر با چشم دنبال می‌کند که بادبان‌هایش زیر افق بیفتد و از نظر محو شود。

Ida ，

Omläsning。

Eliza G ，

Virginia Woolf loves long sentences。 This novel was very slow to read （pacing-wise and also in length of time it took me to read）。 It is the most challenging book I have ever read， BUT there were so many parts in this book that I loved and thought about heaps and had to underline and I did really enjoy it in the end。 I am honestly proud of myself for reading this bahahah like it was an achievement。 I think I would have to re-read it to get all that I can out of it though， as I probably missed a Virginia Woolf loves long sentences。 This novel was very slow to read （pacing-wise and also in length of time it took me to read）。 It is the most challenging book I have ever read， BUT there were so many parts in this book that I loved and thought about heaps and had to underline and I did really enjoy it in the end。 I am honestly proud of myself for reading this bahahah like it was an achievement。 I think I would have to re-read it to get all that I can out of it though， as I probably missed a lot。 。。。more

hot bookworm girl 🌬🌸 ，

oh virginia woolf is a genius for the AGES。 i will definitely be reading more of her work for she is truly， a life changing author。

Anny ，

Det känns som att orden är vatten och jag har varit törstig väldigt länge。 Det är fängslande prosa som det är enkelt att försvinna in i。 Det är så många teman att gå upp i: familjen， ångest， livet， kvinnlighet， föräldraskap och att vara barn på väg mot vuxenlivet är några。 Scenen vid middagsbordet när alla tassar på tå kring varandra och egentligen hellre vill vara någon annanstans är fruktansvärt relaterbar。 Hur många gånger har man inte suttit i ett sällskap och försökt låtsas som att man bryr Det känns som att orden är vatten och jag har varit törstig väldigt länge。 Det är fängslande prosa som det är enkelt att försvinna in i。 Det är så många teman att gå upp i: familjen， ångest， livet， kvinnlighet， föräldraskap och att vara barn på väg mot vuxenlivet är några。 Scenen vid middagsbordet när alla tassar på tå kring varandra och egentligen hellre vill vara någon annanstans är fruktansvärt relaterbar。 Hur många gånger har man inte suttit i ett sällskap och försökt låtsas som att man bryr sig om samtalet， är insatt och kunnig， samtidigt som man intensivt känner att man är en bluff。Läs den om du vill förlora dig i vacker， fascinerande prosa som stundtals är förvirrande - precis som livet själv。 。。。more

Jack ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is unlike anything I have read。 I didn't know that the author was a modernist and that the novel employed stream of consciousness。 The complexity of the relationships is explored ad there is very little action。 It takes the entire book and the passage of years to actually get to the lighthouse！ This book is unlike anything I have read。 I didn't know that the author was a modernist and that the novel employed stream of consciousness。 The complexity of the relationships is explored ad there is very little action。 It takes the entire book and the passage of years to actually get to the lighthouse！ 。。。more

Jean Lobrot ，

There were definitely some concepts that went over my head （this is easily one of the most challenging books I’ve ever read） but wow， this is beyond astonishing writing， even unmatched in my view

Jamie Hansen ，

I am convinced I need to take some kind of course entirely devoted to Virginia Woolf's writing。 This was （I think） the first of her fiction I have attempted and while I was certainly impressed by her prose （and deeply affected）， I have to admit to being confused much of the time。 I know that is probably an inevitable aspect of her unique stream-of-consciousness style and the fact that very little is happening in the book （to call this character-driven as opposed to plot-driven is probably a colo I am convinced I need to take some kind of course entirely devoted to Virginia Woolf's writing。 This was （I think） the first of her fiction I have attempted and while I was certainly impressed by her prose （and deeply affected）， I have to admit to being confused much of the time。 I know that is probably an inevitable aspect of her unique stream-of-consciousness style and the fact that very little is happening in the book （to call this character-driven as opposed to plot-driven is probably a colossal understatement; sometimes it felt like there was nary a plot to speak of！）。 But despite knowing I would have been getting a lot more out of it had I been reading and discussing it in an academic setting under the capable tutelage of Woolf-lover that could point out some of its seeming inexhaustible literary merits， I still quite enjoyed the experience。I will say， I think Woolf's writing is not well-served by multi-tasking （as I so often do while listening to audiobooks and did in this case）。 So again， I know that much of the beauty and impact of this novel was probably lost on me。 However， the power of her prose was such that more than once I stopped what I was doing and listened with rapt attention as she so beautifully captured the internal consciousness of her characters， creating such intensity and intimacy with even the barest of gestures or looks。 Her writing almost took my breath away at times。 I remember one especially moving scene during which Mr。 and Mrs。 Ramsey were each in the same room but occupied in their own reading and thoughts; I just felt in utter awe of Woolf's ability to plumb some of the deepest， most vulnerable， often inaccessible aspects of human consciousness and reproduce them for the reader's benefit in the thoughts of her characters。I may not understand all （or even much？） of Virginia Woolf's writing， but I sure admire it。 I don't think I've ever read anything quite like it。---------------“What is the meaning of life？ That was all- a simple question; one that tended to close in on one with years， the great revelation had never come。 The great revelation perhaps never did come。 Instead， there were little daily miracles， illuminations， matches struck unexpectedly in the dark; here was one。”“For now she need not think of anybody。 She could be herself， by herself。 And that was what now she often felt the need of - to think; well not even to think。 To be silent; to be alone。 All the being and the doing， expansive， glittering， vocal， evaporated; and one shrunk， with a sense of solemnity， to being oneself， a wedge-shaped core of darkness， something invisible to others。。。 and this self having shed its attachments was free for the strangest adventures。”“She felt。。。 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。”“So fine was the morning except for a streak of wind here and there that the sea and sky looked all one fabric， as if sails were stuck high up in the sky， or the clouds had dropped down into the sea。”“There it was before her - life。 Life: she thought but she did not finish her thought。 She took a look at life， for she had a clear sense of it there， something real， something private， which she shared neither with her children nor with her husband。 A sort of transaction went on between them， in which she was on one side， and life was on another， and she was always trying to get the better of it， as it was of her; and sometimes they parleyed （when she sat alone）; there were， she remembered， great reconciliation scenes; but for the most part， oddly enough， she must admit that she felt this thing that she called life terrible， hostile， and quick to pounce on you if you gave it a chance。” 。。。more

birdie ，

some very beautiful prose but felt a lot more disjointed than mrs。 dalloway。 after a while i got tired of the characters lurching from emotion to emotion within the span of a sentence。 i might have to revisit this one。

Verdantt ，

Riveting， brilliant， unforgettable。

mia n ，

ok 1。 this has no plot2。 you will love all the women and hate all the men3。 the writing is the most beautiful and interesting i’ve ever read

Kavya Janani U。 ，

Definitely not my cup of tea， but still engaging。 I skimmed through the last 40 pages， reading only certain paragraphs。 Then I read the last chapter fully。

Angela ，

“I am drowning， my dear， in seas of fire。”

Reference

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