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A review by elerireads
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
challenging
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Very interesting and witty in places. In particular, some of the passages immediately after Orlando becomes a woman are really funny. And it was interesting that she seemed to assimilate into womanhood relatively quickly but class seemed more deeply ingrained and difficult to shake. But I couldn't relate to Orlando at all - the bizarre fits of passion and kind of random spontaneity. I don't believe I've ever met anyone like that so it was hard to feel like they were an actual person. And that ending, bloody hell, it was all like some giant fever dream. I had no idea what was going on any more and frankly lost the will to care. So whilst it was intellectually interesting in a lot of ways and sometimes funny, I felt completely disengaged whilst reading it so it really dragged and took me a long time to get through.