by Virginia Woolf
To the Lighthouse is arguably the most challenging of the classics we've read so far. With sparse dialogue and no conventional plot, the novel is set upon the Isle of Skye in the early 1900s and follows the fortunes of the Ramsey family and their friends. The discursive narrative allows the readers into the inner lives of the characters, shifting from child to mother to outsider and back again in just a few pages. Like James Joyce, Woolf explores consciousness and the passing of time with effortless artistry. Haunting and transcendent, this novel argues that only art will endure the impermanence of life.
--Corrie
To the Lighthouse is arguably the most challenging of the classics we've read so far. With sparse dialogue and no conventional plot, the novel is set upon the Isle of Skye in the early 1900s and follows the fortunes of the Ramsey family and their friends. The discursive narrative allows the readers into the inner lives of the characters, shifting from child to mother to outsider and back again in just a few pages. Like James Joyce, Woolf explores consciousness and the passing of time with effortless artistry. Haunting and transcendent, this novel argues that only art will endure the impermanence of life.
--Corrie
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