The Voyage Out
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (619 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786170670 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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"The Voyage Out" according to Cphe. This is the third novel I've read by Virginia Woolf and whilst I found it to be the most "readable" of the novels that I've read to date I couldn't in all honesty say that it was an easy read. I kept waiting for something to happen, some momentous event to push the story along. It wasn't until I gained some patience and just went with the flow that I began to see the light and appreciate the vein in which it is written.One thing that has become apparent is that I shall have to source a copy of Mrs Dalloway now. Was also surprised to find that it was the "debut" novel for the author.. C. H. Gilliland said When I complained to my daughters that I really did not like the ending. If you are willing to take your time and read this book as though you were in a deck chair on a leisurely cruise yourself, the rhythms will be congenial. Woolf's sharply observed observations along the way well repay a reader's time beyond the interest of the narrative and characters.When I complained to my daughters that I really did not like the ending, they said, "Well, it's a girl's book, and that's how many of them work." Woolf does an absolutely superb job fairly early in, of depicting a storm at sea. She also handles the development of love in her main character (and some others) exquisitely.. aritinka said One Star. That is a difficult reading that takes absolute concentration that I lost shortly after the beginning.
"Textually, these editions of Mrs Dalloway and The Voyage Out are the most immaculate available." David Bradshaw, Worcester College
As the narrative shifts point of view among the mismatched jumble of passengers, Woolf takes the opportunity to satirize Edwardian life while sketching the evolution of her heroine's understanding. For Rachel Vinrace, a shy, motherless young lady traveling under the wing of her aunt Helen, this first voyage out into the world becomes a mythic rite of passage into emotional and intellectual maturity. Woolf's witty and lyrical debut follows a group of lively, eccentric British tourists embarking on a sea voyage from London to South America. Among them is the sensitive young Terence Hewet, an aspiring writer with whom she falls into a doomed romance.. First published in 1915, The Voyage Out marked the literary debut of one of the great pioneers of the