I know many people have already stated this in their blog entries on this novel but this was one of the most difficult books I’ve had to read, the very specific and descriptive writing that Virginia used to write this novel wasn't of the norm. I'm used to reading easy flowing novels, nothing close to this novel. However once you got used to this novels writing style, I found it easier to follow through. But I must say reading this novel once is enough!
I also found it hard to grasp the story line. The book is 200+ pages and its all written on one single day, that’s insane! One of the main reasons that I didn't really enjoy this novel is because of what it was about. Not many people would be interested in a middle aged woman's egotistical life whom revolved around throwing parties and making herself look good to the rest of the British upper class. I know that wasn't the point of the novel, but still, I don't enjoy people being rude and slandering someone else because of how they're of a lower class, or how she felt she had to have everything pristine in order to receive approval from her acquaintances. Maybe this is the norm for the upper classes at the time, acting as if they were interested in everyone else’s life and pretending to be happy; but for me living today in Canada I guarantee that I don’t agree I think one should be themselves and not act in false pretenses just to get the approval of someone else… but maybe that’s just me. Leave a comment about what you think below!
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