Signora Dalloway

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Virginia Woolf, Jose perez: Signora Dalloway (Italian language, 2021, Independently Published)

Italian language

Published Jan. 2, 2021 by Independently Published.

ISBN:
979-8-7299-4630-3
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3 stars (2 reviews)

Virginia Woolf’s novel chronicles a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a politician’s wife in 1920s London, as she prepares to host a party that evening. The narrative follows Clarissa’s thoughts (and sometimes those of people she meets) as she goes about her errands, and events in the day remind her of her youth and friendships from the past. As the book progresses characters from the past emerge, igniting old feelings and making Clarissa question the life she has created for herself.

Mrs. Dalloway became the inspiration for Michael Cunningham’s 1998 novel The Hours.

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I really loved parts of it

4 stars

If the entire book was just about Septimus, the young man with trauma from being in the war, and his wife and their story I would have thought this the greatest book ever. For some reason most of the book is about some snobby rich people and the two most interesting people are just a little side plot. Yes it's absolutely beautifully written and I cried about Septimus; but, I think this is going to be my least liked of Woolf's books. I have a feeling I might enjoy her other books better. I understand why people rave about it but I just could not bring myself to feel nothing but irritation and sometimes loathing for Mrs. Dalloway and the terrible people around her. If that was the point of the novel than it was well done but somehow I think I was supposed to feel bad for Mrs. Dalloway …

Review of 'Mrs. Dalloway' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Maybe I'll feel different at another point in my life, but I simply cannot recommend this book right now.

I had to go to third party sources to understand the whole thing due to its chaotic writing, and even after all that... turns out there was no story to follow, really.

I could certainly enjoy some descriptions, but it was overall a lot of effort to not prefer doing something else.

It was also the first book I read in a while so hopefully I'll come back in 20 years and find out how wrong I was.