To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

To the Lighthouse

Virginia Woolf

7 hours, 40 minutes first pub 1927 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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To the Lighthouse is at once a vivid impressionist depiction of a family holiday, and a meditation on a marriage, on parenthood and childhood, on grief, tyranny, and bitterness. Its use of stream of consciousness, reminiscence, and shifting perspe...

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Community Reviews

3.78
based on 26,291 reviews

Moods

reflective: 90%

challenging: 49%

emotional: 48%

sad: 26%

inspiring: 12%

mysterious: 10%

dark: 9%

relaxing: 9%

hopeful: 7%

tense: 6%

adventurous: 3%

lighthearted: 3%

funny: 1%

informative: 1%


Pace

2% of readers chose fast
18% of readers chose medium
78% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
6% of readers chose A mix
87% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

31% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

29% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
74% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

68% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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