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Virginia Wolf‘s debut novel published in 1915. I‘m not sure how I feel about it, soft pick/ stretch so-so, so far going with the pick since I always was intrigued enough about the story to pick it up and continue reading.

Rachel travels to South America on her father‘s ship accompanied by her aunt and uncle. While on the trip it is decided that she will stay with her aunt once they reach South America.

Unlike her later novels this one has

I liked this better than some of Woolf‘s books I‘ve read, but it still got long and I‘m not sure what I‘m supposed to get from that ending. At the same time, there are so many examples of lovely writing. I‘m looking forward to discussion because I‘m hoping it will help me get more from her books that generally just aren‘t my style.

#VirginiaBloomsberries #1001books #audiobook

At first I thought this was a criticism of colonialism, but then they continued to talk about the suffragettes and women‘s vote, so maybe it‘s a metaphor for women‘s situation?

In my intro it said that one could find references to several authors and among them Ibsen. In his play “A Doll‘s House” Nora is called in the original the “little lark bird” by her husband and a lark bird would be kept in a cage

Or maybe I‘m reading to much into this?

I started listening to this while prepping and grilling supper tonight. I don‘t tend to be a fan of Woolf‘s style, but so far I‘m kind of enjoying listening.

#1001books #VirginiaBloomsberries #ReadAndEat #audiobook

#bookreport
Row 1: Buddy reads this month:
~Elephants #sundaybuddyread
~Voyage #VirginiaBloomberies
~ Queen H #literarycrew
Row 2: Books currently reading:
~Seamtress #TBR #bookspin
~Coudspotters #hyggeread
Finished:
~August Hawke #readyourkindle
~Tea, T&T #seasonalcozies #August
-How to Think #adventuresinphilosophy #reganpenaluna
~Valley of the Shadow #SisterFidelmaMysteries

I just love the lives of used books! My copy of this just arrived for #VirginiaBloomsberries and the previous owner didn‘t mark up the text in any way, but they seem to have used the end pages to work on a few lines of poetry, and plan a trip to the four corners, and maybe take a phone message, and the inside front cover has a hastily scribbled market list by the same person as they were clearly running to get to something else.

#VirginiaBloomsberries

A nice little find on Audible, listening to The Voyage Out while sitting in the garden. Pure bliss 😊

Listen to The Virginia Woolf BBC Radio Drama Collection by Virginia Woolf on Audible. https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B07HHGQLYQ?source_code=ASSOR150021921000R

“As the streets that lead from the Strand to the Embankment are very narrow, it is better not to walk down them arm-in-arm.”
#FirstLineFridays

Are you joining my new #buddyread group celebrating and exploring Virginia Woolf's work?

Welcome to the first read for #VirginiaBloomsberries 😊 It seems apt that we start with her first novel. So get your boarding pass ready, and let's sail off with Rachel and fellow passengers. Full steam ahead for South America 🚢

Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

Bon Voyage x

@LitsyEvents

Repost for @AllDebooks

I've finalised our reading list for the #VirginiaBloomsberries starting with the tagged on the 1st of August. I researched the best way to approach VW's work and made the decision to go the chronological route.
1915 - The Voyage Out
1917 - Two Stories
1919 - Night & Day
1919 - Modern fiction
2020 - Square Haunting: Five women, freedom, and London between the wars by Francesca Wade.

All are welcome to join us.

I've finalised our reading list for the #VirginiaBloomsberries starting with the tagged on the 1st of August. I researched the best way to approach VW's work and made the decision to go the chronological route.
1915 - The Voyage Out
1917 - Two Stories
1919 - Night & Day
1919 - Modern fiction
2020 - Square Haunting: Five women, freedom, and London between the wars by Francesca Wade.

All are welcome to join us.

@LitsyEvents

#OnThisDay in 1915 two literary women, one real and one fictional, made their debut when Virginia Woolf's first novel, The Voyage Out, was published by Duckworth & Co. Woolf's first published work features the first mention of high society hostess Clarissa Dalloway. Mrs Dalloway would later make appearances in five of Woolf's short stories. So many parties to throw, so little time. #HistoryGetsLIT

I dived into that book with no idea of its content.
It is part of my reading all Virginia self challenge

For some time she observed a great yellow butterfly, which was opening and closing its wings very slowly on a little flat stone.
"What is it to be in love?" she demanded, after a long silence; each word as it came into being seemed to shove itself out into an unknown sea. Hypnotized by the wings of the butterfly, and awed by the discovery of a terrible possibility in life, she sat for some time longer. #Hypnotic #QuotsyJan21

So glad I started my Virginia Woolf reread! I read this early novel of hers as a teenager but remembered almost nothing about it. More straightforward than a lot of her other novels but still stream of consciousness slipping in and out of peoples heads. Woolf is probably my favourite prose writer of all time and I‘m excited to reread more!

Good morning from London and my audio walk to work friends. I feel like I‘ve been around less than normal recently, I‘ve still been reading and reviewing but I‘ve definitely been scrolling and keeping up with other people less. My work has got so busy recently quite a lot of my scrolling them is used up 😞 I‘ll do my best to keep up with everyone though! Love you guys!

This stream-of-consciousness novel started out good, with the young Rachel on a boat to South America with her aunt and uncle. She meets many people (among whom Mrs. Dalloway!!) and has interesting conversations. When they arrive on a fictional South American island a new crew of people makes its entrance and with them more conversations and relations. A bit messy, this novel, Woolf‘s first one, but with the promise of what was yet to come. ⬇️

#Auldlangreads #debut Some of my favorite authors first novels .

Love this comparison 💕

#serialreader #1001books

This is the story of a young woman‘s journey of self-discovery on her father‘s ship. It follows Rachel, and her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose on a sea #voyage from London to a resort on the South American. It‘s rather a disturbing book, but I‘ve ‘enjoyed‘ the journey.

#LetsTravelJuly

Woolf's first novel begins with The Ambroses boarding a ship owned by a brother-in-law bound for South America. There, Helen Ambrose decides to educate her sheltered, awkward, naive 20-something niece Rachel. The majority of the plot takes place on the island as Rachel and Helen socialize with other English tourists. Outings, excursions, and conversations ensue. Rachel falls in love as do others. But the ending is not exactly 'happy.'👇

Heavens to Murgatroyd indeed! I've read three books recently that have someone with that last name. An odd little coincidence, it seems
And while on the subject of names, why are characters named St. John such pompous jerks? There's one in the tagged book. (His last name is not Murgatroyd.)
(I had forgotten about Snagglepuss till I happened upon a meme with his catch phrase.)

Today, I discovered Clarissa Dalloway is a character in Woolf's first novel The Voyage Out. Is this something most people know?
The more I read Woolf, the more I realize how little I know about her.

"[...]Rachel woke to find herself in the midst of one of those interminable nights which do not end at twelve, but go on into the double figures--thirteen, fourteen, and so on until they reach the twenties, and then the thirties, and then the forties. She realised that there is nothing to prevent nights from doing this if they choose."
Ugh, don't I know it.

Gawd, I'm glad I don't date men.

This version isn't as different from the unfinished posthumously published version I read last year (Melymbrosia: A Novel), as I'd thought it would be. All I've really noticed so far is that in this one, Mr. Vinrace is more selfish and emotionally incestuous--more like Woolf's father, in short.

I hope someone tosses the Dalloways overboard in their sleep.

"[Mr. Dalloway] seemed to come from the humming, oily center of the machine, where the polished rods were sliding and the pistons thumping. He grasped things so firmly but so loosely."
Damn, EVERYONE wants to fuck Mr. Dalloway.

"But it was evident that, for some reason or other, Willoughby [Vinrace] was quite pleased to submit, although he made a show of growling."
I guess he and Mr. Dalloway did a lot more than just shake on that business deal, huh? ??

On the way back from school, I suddenly had such a need to hear an audiobook that I pulled to the shoulder of the highway, put on my hazard lights, and got right onto librivox to download anything by Virginia Woolf. The other drivers understood, hopefully.

A remarkable novel which I find less daunting to read than To The Lighthouse. Then again it‘s not an easy read, in the sense you need to take your time with it, for the story is plotless and lack of action. A profound story of a naive young woman on a journey of self discovery, touching on women‘s role in society, society‘s discrimination of women, relationship between men and women, marriage, and of what constitutes happiness. 👇
#litsyclassics

“I feel so intensely the delights of shutting oneself up in a little world of one‘s own, with pictures and music and everything beautiful.”

(Art by Frank Snapp, 1876-1927).

#currentread

I would love to read this with an undergrad class. I feel like some would relate to Rachel and some would dislike her and either way it would spark a good discussion. Particularly of the feminist aspects I would think--v. interesting to me how the characters discuss issues like women's vote or education but most if not all still carry a lot of misogynist viewpoints. Anyway, I'm glad I finally read Woolf's fiction and I'll def be reading more.

It is primarily the story of Rachel, a sheltered 24 year old taken in hand by her aunt. Set on her father's cargo so and in an English resort in S. America, it details her journey into adulthood.

As Woolf's first novel, there are hints of the greatness to come. Although the story doesn't arc and the plot plops, there are passages of stunning beauty. I would have enjoyed it more if tax in a less disjointed fashion.
3.5 🌟 #1001books

#void #quotsymay18 @TK-421

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Beautiful prose as usual but the plot fell flat for me. It made some astute observations about marriage and the relationships between men and women but it also often dragged and the characters were hard to keep separate in my head. If it‘s autobiographical as the foreword claims, Virginia Woolf‘s life was very boring. Definitely an interesting look at Virginia Woolf‘s style before she had really refined it though! #vwread

I love this cuddly baby!! 💞💞

I don‘t really like waiting at the dealership for car service but at least it‘s giving me my first excuse to read in a while 😜

They didn't have outdoor seating at the library yet (😢) so I'm at a bar reading outside instead. It's gorgeous today! 🌿🌼🌞

What a first paragraph!

Today I start my voyage (ha) to read all of Virginia Woolf's published works in chronological order, starting with her 1915 novel The Voyage Out. #vwread

I originally started reading this last year for my #LitsyAtoZ challenge, but didn‘t finish it early enough. So now I‘m using it for my #readingwomenchallenge bonus prompt: a book by Virginia Woolf.

It was a little slow for me but enjoyable.

#classic #MountTBR