To the lighthouse

To the lighthouse

This novel is set on a Hebridean island, overlooked by a distant lighthouse, where an English family and assorted guests are enjoying the long summer. Mrs Ramsay is beautiful and generous - her power is gentle but irresistible.
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Greatpilgrim

"For her own part she liked her boobies"

This is one classic I don't plan on revisiting. ^ I I (This is an actual quote from Virginia Woolf&#146s To the Lighthouse. I am not making this up!...

destipele

To the Lighthouse: New Style of Writing

Virginia Woolf's novel, To the Lighthouse is written in a style not many people are familiar with. I...

LanceVanSaM

Analysis of the novel

A single passage in Woolf's To the Lighthouse is a momentary glimpse of the vast, clouded terrain of...

chiasmus

An Experience Worth Having

To the Lighthouse is one of my favorite books. Virginia Woolfs writing is captivating and magnetic...

Greatpilgrim

Pros: moments of brilliance

Cons: sigh...where to begin?

destipele

Pros: clever

Cons: subtle

LanceVanSaM

Pros: A literary vision, the prose is unmatched

Cons: must be a patient reader

chiasmus

Pros: beautiful prose, vivid characters

Cons: some people may not like the seeming plotlessness

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