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Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
2.0
emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Beautiful language wrapping streams of consciousness, that are tough to appreciate by non-native English readers and the less linguistically-inclined. Endless reflections by fictional rich people on the little things of everyday life and human relationships in the interwar period - only that those are astutely boring. The novel satirises the bougie, pompous life of wealthy London, but I failed to discover a subversive element for myself.