Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Orlando

Virginia Woolf

252 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
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‘The flower bloomed and faded. The sun rose and sank. The lover loved and went. And what the poets said in rhyme, the young translated into practice.’Written for her lover Vita Sackville-West, Orlando is Woolf’s playfully subversive take on a biog...

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Community Reviews

3.84
based on 17,378 reviews

Moods

reflective: 77%

challenging: 49%

adventurous: 39%

funny: 31%

mysterious: 28%

emotional: 25%

inspiring: 19%

lighthearted: 15%

hopeful: 9%

informative: 4%

relaxing: 4%

sad: 4%

dark: 3%

tense: 2%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
34% of readers chose medium
56% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
12% of readers chose A mix
84% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

70% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

51% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
49% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

46% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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