Mrs. Dalloway

I find it hard to review this book because, is it beautifully written? Of course, it’s Virginia Woolf for goodness’s sake. Are the story and characters compelling? Absolutely. Is it the style of storytelling I usually like? Not really.

Mrs. Dalloway reads as a flow of thoughts and reflections which never really land anywhere, the focus is just shifted towards different characters. It felt like watching a movie where there’s only one continuous scene which never cuts. I’d oversimplify it as a “no plot, just vibes” kinda book.

It was difficult for me to get through it because I usually need to have a plot, otherwise it’s so hard for me to focus.

Even so, I’m glad I read this classic because there are some gems of passages in it and the hate towards Hugh Whitbread made me seriously laugh at one point so at the end it was all worth it.