A review by simonator
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Beautiful language wrapping streams of consciousness, that are tough to appreciate by non-native English readers and the less linguistically-inclined. Endless reflections by fictional rich people on the little things of everyday life and human relationships in the interwar period - only that those are astutely boring. The novel satirises the bougie, pompous life of wealthy London, but I failed to discover a subversive element for myself.