Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Wolf


The book I read was Mrs. Dalloway, this book isn't a normal book it's very unique, it's not a typical story you read and understand the plot, this story is an experience of Clarissa Dalloway life during 1983. This story gives you a stream of stream of consciousness that lets you live inside the character's mind. You don't exactly just read about Clarissa or Septimus, you feel their thoughts, memories, and emotions. It's like this book gave you experience's through someone's soul. It shows how Woolf the author plays with time, compressing a lifetime into a single day in London, which shows how the past constantly influences the present as we pass through decades through flashbacks and memories. This book makes an impact on how you reflect on your own life and helps see how small moments can carry huge emotional weighs on you. 

This novel also explores mental health, grief, love, regret, and identity. And it'\s only seen by the sensitivity and honesty understood by the reader. For example Septimus's rough story during the war, makes you reflect on how society treats people who are suffering. Identity is shown on how Clarissa reflects on her own self. Which pushes Clarissa to reflect on her role as a woman, her past relationships, and her choices that make yourself wonder what it truly means to live a "successful" life. There's many parts of the book that show many crucial aspects of people's feelings.  

There's many unique elements in this book, by elements I mean feelings and so many factors of the book that open your eyes to something new. This English book shows, that time is a character, it challenges social norms, it shows so many emotions, and the language written into this book makes it such a beautiful story. The writing style is poetic and vivid. Even scenes where they are walking through London or buying flowers become mesmerizing. The book is overall perfect for people who are looking for a challenging book that challenges traditional storytelling.

By- Ale C.

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