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Oct 02, 2018Inga57 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Downtowner's Read It / Watch It Selection - Published in 1925, Mrs. Dalloway was a book ahead of its time, told within one 24 hour time period. My heart ached for Septimus whose transformation by the war was enormous and Woolf addresses the horrors inflicted upon the soldier(s) of WWI in a forward manner painting an image of a man who would rather die than having a doctor steal his soul. Mrs. Dalloway (Clarissa) is the main protagonist and wife of a government worker who suffers from a bit of anxiety but finds respite in her urban surroundings where she can experience the exquisite moments of life, and of course, have parties. Elizabeth is the daughter of Clarissa and Richard Dalloway who attracts both men and women but prefers a lesbian relationship with Dori Kilman, whom Clarissa cannot stand. Suffering is a theme throughout the book as is repression, memory, and the past. All of which are universal and of course, timeless.