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5.0 out of 5 stars WARNING:, Jun 15 2004

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This book is not for people who need lots of explicit flash-bang style action. Or for people who think they want deep concepts, but only if they are clearly spelled out so that the reader doesn't have to work to hard. There is no sex, but there is pleanty of romance, there is no killing, but there is death (on many levels). It is a book that deals with the inner workings of the mind and Virgina Woolf gives us a glimpse into some thoughts that come from people who are honest. Perhaps the best example of this is when Mrs. Ramsey, one of the main characters, struggles inwardly with her motivations and asks herself honestly why she helps people. She comes the remarkable conclusion that she helps people so that others will look at her and think about what a wonderful person she is. That may not seem so profound, but very few of us are able to be that honest with ourselves.

It is difficult to get through, so if you want a candy book go read Tom Clancy. Her points are subtle but honest. She says more about human nature in her 200 pages than any other author I've read. I wouldn't classify myself as an intellectual, but this is still one of my all time favorite books.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Virginia Woolf Writes Like Magic, Aug 8 2009

By	Douglas P. Murphy "Author, The Griffon Trilog... (Charlottesville) - See all my reviews

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The plot of this book on the surface does not seem necessarily like it would engender a classic: a family with a caustic father, a loving mother and a youngest son who despises his father and in this particular instance wants to visit a lighthouse out in the ocean, a desire his father opposes. However, Woolf infuses this story with her fabulous (I think) writing style and a breadth of insights and observations that leave one fascinated and thinking throughout. Her writing style includes long sentences and a flow consciousness that some might find too burdensome. Somehow her writing reminds me of Sylvia Plath, with that same brilliance of wordplay. Quite simply it is a great book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Here and now, Jun 22 2004

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So here we have Mrs Woolf masterpiece, her great achievement at grasping time. This is a book for those that like a challenge in reading. It is not passive reading, Virginia needs your whole attention throughout the novel, and if you are lucky and get inside you will hace a wonderfull experience, you will be there with her and the characters, reading with a dim light, saling towards the lighthouse, painting, the air will brush your face and you will smell salt and sea and be dizzy after lunch. I do not Know if what she tells really interested me because it was jus something you experiment. Good chance

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5.0 out of 5 stars A work of genius which I HATED
Look, I hated this book. I hated reading it. I hate all stream of consciousness writing, or very nearly all. Read more

Published on May 1 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Slow
Slow isn't necessarily bad, but in this book it was. I am biased against the 'consciousness' style of writing, so my perception of this book was already negative before I started... Read more

Published on April 19 2004 by Josh Moffit

4.0 out of 5 stars Woolf's "Lighthouse:" Persistence Pays
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"Lighthouse" is a unique novel which established Virginia Woolf's reputation as a great writer. The story focuses on 2 days in the life of a large middle class family, with a... Read more

Published on April 4 2004 by J. Marren

1.0 out of 5 stars Tedious - loved by Eastern critics; hated by readers
I knew I was in trouble when I read the L-O-N-G run on sentences that clogged up reading flow in just the first two pages. No one talks like that. No one thinks like that. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Elegy to the Moment
I just reread what I think of as Virginia Woolf's finest book and my personal favorite. Even if one isn't too fond of Woolf, I don't know how any serious reader or lover of great... Read more

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Published on Jan 26 2004 by Mark E. Baxter

4.0 out of 5 stars My Boeuf with Virginia
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Published on Jan 20 2004 by X

3.0 out of 5 stars "Stream of consciousness" style
Virginia Woolf writes using a stream of consciousness, which provides for an interesting read as she explores the psychological effects of same events on different characters and... Read more

Published on Jan 19 2004 by lovely7980

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To the Lighthouse is a novel about a boy named James Ramsay who is growing up during World War I. "The Window" opens up by telling us how James longs to go to the... Read more

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