Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf

Orlando: A Biography

Virginia Woolf with Maria DiBattista (Contributor)

316 pages first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
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Begun as a "joke," Orlando is Virginia Woolf's fantastical biography of a poet who first appears as a sixteen-year-old boy at the court of Elizabeth I, and is left at the novel's end a married woman in the year 1928. Part love letter to Vita Sackv...

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3.84
based on 17,622 reviews

Moods

reflective: 77%

challenging: 49%

adventurous: 38%

funny: 31%

mysterious: 28%

emotional: 25%

inspiring: 19%

lighthearted: 15%

hopeful: 8%

informative: 4%

relaxing: 4%

dark: 3%

sad: 3%

tense: 2%


Pace

8% of readers chose fast
34% of readers chose medium
56% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
12% of readers chose A mix
84% of readers chose Character
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Strong character development?

70% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

51% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
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Diverse cast of characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
49% of readers chose No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

46% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
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