Penguin Select Classics: Mrs. Dalloway: (Original, Unabridged Classic) Paperback – 11 April 2024

Product review (and not book review):Beautiful cover. Good quality pages and stable cover. Received in perfect condition.

Quality of the book is top-notch. Looking to purchase more from Penguin Select Classic book series.

The media could not be loaded. A 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 read!

Not her best work but still worth reading

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf is often celebrated as one of her most famous works. The story follows one day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, an upper-class woman in post-World War I London, as she prepares to host a high-society party that evening. Though the plot covers only a single day, it dives deeply into her thoughts and memories, exploring her inner world and her complex feelings about life, love, and identity.One of the most interesting things about the book is Woolf’s unique writing style, known as "stream of consciousness." This style lets us experience the characters' thoughts and emotions as they flow naturally, without following a strict timeline. As we follow Clarissa's day, we’re also introduced to other characters, like Septimus Warren Smith, a war veteran suffering from trauma. Through his character, Woolf comments on the psychological effects of war and the lack of support for veterans at the time.The book does a beautiful job of showing how people struggle with regrets, memories, and social expectations, which is something many readers can relate to. Woolf’s writing also paints a vivid picture of London, creating a strong sense of place and time. However, because of the stream-of-consciousness style, the book can be challenging for readers not used to this kind of narrative, as it shifts quickly between different characters' thoughts and memories.Woolf’s novel encourages readers to think about how the past shapes us and what it truly means to live.