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Book Description
Virginia Woolf's extraordinary first novel, published in 1915 after she had suffered a succession of severe mental crises, tells the story of a young Englishwoman, Rachel Vinrace, and her long sea voyage to South America, her engagement to Terence Hewett and her sudden illness and death. This definiContinue
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- English Books
- Paperback 398 Pages
- Edition: New Ed
- ISBN-10: 0099982900
- ISBN-13: 9780099982906
- Publisher: Random House of Canada, Limited
- Pub date: Jan 01, 1992
- Dimensions: 1226 mm x 839 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, School & Library Binding, Unbound, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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I like how the characters always ponder over problems for a long time (over a few pages) and suddenly come to a conclusion, very often presented within a short paragraph, as if at the end of the day things are always as simple and obvious.
My favourite idea from the book is from Terence, on how ... (continue)
I like how the characters always ponder over problems for a long time (over a few pages) and suddenly come to a conclusion, very often presented within a short paragraph, as if at the end of the day things are always as simple and obvious.
My favourite idea from the book is from Terence, on how he worships Rachel but does not wish to marry her. It must have been novel in the time when people are expected to get married without a question if they are in love with each other.
All in all, the book is fairly engaging before Terence and Rachel are engaged. I wonder if that is Woolf's intention to portray life after engagement as dull and uninviting.
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