tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post8304264902960435625..comments2024-01-29T08:09:43.688-06:00Comments on Hibernator's Library: Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia WoolfRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-11799617273146328432016-02-19T10:22:11.627-06:002016-02-19T10:22:11.627-06:00Mrs Dalloway followed the rules of grammar. So did...Mrs Dalloway followed the rules of grammar. So did the Faulkner book that I read, luckily. I know that he and Joyce are well known for their use of poor grammar as a tool. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-33267815651937674632016-02-15T18:31:29.837-06:002016-02-15T18:31:29.837-06:00I'm always nervous about picking up books writ...I'm always nervous about picking up books written as a stream-of-consciousness, especially if the ignore rules of grammar. It's a style that I don't expect would work for me, but, like romance, it's something I haven't given enough of a chance. I'm glad you were able to find a plot summary to help you get through this one!DoingDeweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902496432225294188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-49568798382046572352016-02-07T14:51:03.745-06:002016-02-07T14:51:03.745-06:00Yeah, I gotta do what I gotta do. I noticed the ti...Yeah, I gotta do what I gotta do. I noticed the time element to Mrs. Dalloway, though I didn't quite know what to think or say about it. Like you said in another comment, if I look too far into the symbolism I'll lose sight of the story. On the other hand, I do love figuring out what the author was trying to say....Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-12551197683781684232016-02-07T12:32:09.256-06:002016-02-07T12:32:09.256-06:00I agree with Brian in that listening to Mrs. Dallo...I agree with Brian in that listening to Mrs. Dalloway is not the best way to experience it. Stream of consciousness is too confusing and flowing as it is! Text breaks usually help to identify who's thinking. But one has to make do with what's available!<br /><br />Time is one of the key components of Mrs. Dalloway - you say she's kind of obsessed with the past, but you also have the future (her daughter and the old woman in the window) and a very elusive present. There are lots of mentions of bells chiming, changes in light, and so on.Masanobuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128039987943942637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-11101010330392565502016-02-07T06:55:45.996-06:002016-02-07T06:55:45.996-06:00I agree. I really wish that I didn't have to d...I agree. I really wish that I didn't have to do this challenge by audio, but I simply have "too much" listening time and too little reading time. Things will perk up a little for the reading now that I'm underemployed...study breaks are perfect times to squeeze in some reading. :)<br /><br />I'll just do the best I can do.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-63009341311802767092016-02-06T12:08:47.594-06:002016-02-06T12:08:47.594-06:00Very insightful commentary Rachel. I have not read...Very insightful commentary Rachel. I have not read this but I would like to.<br /><br />I find modernist books like this challenging. I am not sure if I would get that much out of something like this on audiobook. I find that such prose needs to be read with a lot of care and some rereading. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com