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The Years by Virginia Woolf

dazingslowly's review against another edition

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3.0

She held her hands hollowed; she felt that she wanted to enclose the present moment; to make it stay; to fill it fuller and fuller with the past, the present and the future, until it shone, whole, bright, deep with understanding.

deb018's review against another edition

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challenging reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

spaffrackett's review against another edition

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2.0

Some beautiful passages but the jarring and overlapping speech and thought episodes left me confused.

mossonastone's review against another edition

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Wasn’t in the right headspace for it… 

magratajostiernos's review against another edition

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4.0

No mi libro preferido de Virginia Woolf, y aún así lo he disfrutado, o más bien me he dejado llevar completamente por esa corriente de pensamientos que definen las historias de la autora.
El libro nos lleva a conocer la vida de una familia de clase media/alta inglesa desde finales del siglo XIX hasta los años 30 del XX.
Lo peculiar de esta "saga familiar" es que en cada capítulo veremos un fragmento de la vida de unos o varios personajes, una anécdota, un momento concreto, que nos hará comprender su vida, pensamiento e incluso la sociedad que le rodeaba.
En los años que narra esta novela tiene lugar un cambio generacional bastante importante, además de la lucha sufragista o una guerra mundial, pero la autora lo cuenta todo a través de detalles muy sutiles e ingeniosos, lo que francamente me encantó y me demostró de nuevo la genialidad de Woolf.
También es una historia a veces confusa o extraña, y no siempre conecté con sus personajes (aunque hay algunos maravillosos como Eleanor), al terminar el libro me quedó una sensación extraña.
A veces pienso que me perdí algo de lo que quería contar Virginia Woolf en esta novela... pero por otro lado creo que lo importante no es tanto entender como sentir y empatizar con todos estos personajes que son piezas de la propia autora. Y eso siempre lo consigo con ella.

petergarthwaite's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

daydreams's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.5

melineegout's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed reading this novel, the characters were likable and the project of depicting their lives over fifty years is interesting. However I felt that the construction of the novel lacked of fluidity. The numerous time jumps, of ten years sometimes,are confusing at times. Having to get to know the characters all over again at each chapter can be difficult and it distracts the reader from getting the message of the novel.

isabella_reads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

imafraidofwoolf's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25