Journal Entry 1 by Annadlx from Wiesbaden, Hessen Germany on Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Synopsis
The action in this novel is restricted to the events of one day in central London, punctuated by the chimes of Big Ben. It is a richly-textured impression of the cross-currents of sophisticated social life.

I did not like that book. I read it because of the movie "The hours" and was very disappointed. I found the story very boring.

My 1. bookring
1. catsalive (Australia)
2. charliewendy (Australia)
3. nakupenda (Greece)
4. JohnSteed (Swizerland)
5. chich (France)
6. deemaude (Germany)
7. Maenade (Germany)
and then back to me...

I'll try to sort this ring by country, so that the postage keeps to a limit for all of us. 

Journal Entry 2 by Annadlx from Wiesbaden, Hessen Germany on Wednesday, October 26, 2005

reserved for bookring 

Journal Entry 3 by Annadlx from Wiesbaden, Hessen Germany on Thursday, November 03, 2005

on its way to catsalive 

Journal Entry 4 by catsalive from Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Saturday, November 12, 2005

Book receive. Thanks, Annadlx. 

Journal Entry 5 by catsalive from Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Monday, December 12, 2005

Wow! That was hard work. It goes on and on, no logical breaks, pages and pages of lyrical prose that seems to go nowhere. It certainly was full of vivid memories, but I can't see that Clarissa was particularly "aware of the force of life going on around her", she seemed quite insular to me. I must say I'm glad she didn't marry Peter Walsh, he seemed a very mean-spirited character to me. I did like the way "Virginia Woolf reveals the differences in the way people think and see and treat one another", and actually found it amusing because it is so very true that we make assumptions about other people's thoughts and intentions.

Thanks for that Annadlx. I'll have a better understanding when I read The Hours now. I have PMd charliewendy & will send this off once I have an address. Posted 15/12/5. 

Journal Entry 6 by charliewendy from Yarra Glen, Victoria Australia on Monday, December 19, 2005

Thanks catsalive. Book received just in time for some holiday reading! 

Journal Entry 7 by charliewendy from Yarra Glen, Victoria Australia on Monday, January 02, 2006

Thanks Annadlx I really enjoyed this one. If you have ever wondered what it would be like to fly into peoples heads and read their minds this is for you. The premise is that the facade that we present to the outside world is no indication of whats going on inside our heads. Thats a theory I've long held.
It is not the easiest book to read but if you are familiar with London or interested in that period in history (post WW1)it will help.
I have PMed nakupenda for address. 

Journal Entry 8 by charliewendy from Yarra Glen, Victoria Australia on Wednesday, January 04, 2006

On it way to you nakupenda. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 9 by nakupenda from Athens, Attica Greece on Friday, January 20, 2006

Thank you all for this book.
I'm afraid I can't start it straight away because my exam period puts a lot of pressure on me! I will have finished it though by the end of the month, I promise! 

Journal Entry 10 by nakupenda from Athens, Attica Greece on Monday, March 06, 2006

I sent it to my follower for this bookring, in Switzerland. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 11 by JohnSteed from Bad Zurzach, Aargau Switzerland on Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Mrs.Dalloway is in da house :) 

Journal Entry 12 by JohnSteed from Bad Zurzach, Aargau Switzerland on Monday, April 10, 2006

Reading this is about as hard as reading parts of James Joyce's Ulysses (the style :stream of consciousness). And it gets even harder when reading it along some lighter stuff like a John Irving novel (as I did) :)

btw: there is a nice "user manual" : http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/dalloway/

 

Journal Entry 13 by JohnSteed at BookRing in controlled release, .---controlled release---. Switzerland on Thursday, April 13, 2006

Released 6 yrs ago (4/12/2006 UTC) at BookRing in controlled release, .---controlled release---. Switzerland

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>>>>> on it's way to France 

Journal Entry 14 by chich from Sant Antoni de Portmany, Illes Balears/Islas Baleares Spain on Saturday, April 22, 2006

Book received today, thanks a lot JohnSteed!

And thanks a lot for the excellent chocolate, it didn't last long

 

Journal Entry 15 by chich from Sant Antoni de Portmany, Illes Balears/Islas Baleares Spain on Wednesday, May 03, 2006

As said by previous readers, this one was pretty hard to read! Like JohnSteed, I've been reading some "lighter stuff" for the past month and it made this one even harder to read by comparison! Anyway, I love Woolf's writing style and the way it flows effortlessly from page to page.

Thanks a lot for sharing Annadlx!

I've PMed deemaude for their address so the book should be on its way soon:)

Updated May 9: I received deemaude's address yesterday and sent her the book today. Enjoy:) 

Journal Entry 16 by deemaude from Kassel, Hessen Germany on Friday, May 26, 2006

the book found the way to Paderborn!

soon more. 

Journal Entry 17 by deemaude from Kassel, Hessen Germany on Thursday, June 15, 2006

i like Virginia Woolf very much, but in original it's not easy for me to enjoy the book. i need too much time to get into the plot and to remember some words... hard work

but great book.

it will travel on to Maenade, as soon as possible. 

Journal Entry 18 by Maenade from Moabit, Berlin Germany on Thursday, August 10, 2006

Vielen Dank! Ist heute bei mir angekommen! 

Journal Entry 19 by Maenade from Moabit, Berlin Germany on Saturday, October 28, 2006

Sorry for the delay! The book is not forgotten! If it's OK, I'd still like to read it!

I've read the book and I quite liked it. I remember that at first I found it hard getting into it, then I more and more found myself strangely understood by invented people from the 1920s. Well, some things obviously really never change... Great book, really! 

Journal Entry 20 by Maenade at RABCK, RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Monday, August 03, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (8/3/2009 UTC) at RABCK, RABCK -- Controlled Releases

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Das Buch reist endlich zurück zur Ringinitiatorin. Danke nochmal für das Buch und die Geduld und überhaupt! Es war super! 

Journal Entry 21 by Annadlx from Wiesbaden, Hessen Germany on Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Mrs. Dalloway is at home now.
Thank you everybody.