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What an incredible first novel! A young woman tells the story of how people view life events differently in different times of their lives. The young view things one way, the more senior another; men view things differently than women. It is a wonderful look at the world in a microcosm of people.
At the same time, is the story of Rachel's maturing and coming into herself. She grows from a naive, unthinking girl into a wiser, self-thinking young woman. She is at least starting to think for hersel ...more
At the same time, is the story of Rachel's maturing and coming into herself. She grows from a naive, unthinking girl into a wiser, self-thinking young woman. She is at least starting to think for hersel ...more
Mar 05, 2010
El
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it was amazing
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Freaking fantastic.
Rachel Vinrace is a naive and vulnerable 24-year-old young woman on a sea voyage from London to a South American resort with her aunt and uncle. Having been sheltered the first 24 years of her life, Rachel is exceptionally shy and startled when meeting new people on the ship, particularly when they show genuine interest in her as a person and as an intellectual. The relationships she forms with these people affect her greatly, and she even falls in love. This isn't just a book ...more
Rachel Vinrace is a naive and vulnerable 24-year-old young woman on a sea voyage from London to a South American resort with her aunt and uncle. Having been sheltered the first 24 years of her life, Rachel is exceptionally shy and startled when meeting new people on the ship, particularly when they show genuine interest in her as a person and as an intellectual. The relationships she forms with these people affect her greatly, and she even falls in love. This isn't just a book ...more
Having (to my shame) never read any Virginia Woolf, I decided to start with this, her first novel. It tells the story of a voyage from England to an unnamed country in South America. Among the passengers on this voyage are an innocent young woman, Rachel, and her aunt and uncle. The book is set partly on the ship, and then continues at a hotel in South America. Although it tells Rachel's story, there are many other different characters, both on the boat and at the hotel, whose lives and loves we
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It is fascinating to read a first novel by an established author after having read later works after her writing style has evolved. In The Voyage Out, Woolf’s writing ability and many themes she will develop over time shine through. She captures the reality of many of the lives around her in the early 1900s. I loved meeting the Dalloways who appear during the actual voyage out described in this book and could picture Clarissa preparing for her famous party in the future. Feminism, family ties an
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It started out perfectly: Helen Ambrose crying as she walks to a steamer ship that will carry her away from children to South America. Her husbands stands a ways off, aloof from her sadness. Then on the boat we meet the harried Captain Vinrace and his unschooled and sheltered daughter Rachel, who seemed to be the inspiration for so many Shirley Jackson protagonists I've loved. Also on board are the strange academic Mr. Pepper and the would-be swingers the Dalloways, and together they all make a
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May 08, 2018
Jen
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This is an interesting introduction the the themes that give shape to Woolf's later books, which are more confident and unique in their style. It certainly has more plot than her later books - which maybe isn't saying much for its plot - and the writing is of course wonderful. It succeeds in commenting on the limits of relationships / love / marriage and does so in a way that sneaks up on and surprises the reader, but then doesn't seem surprising at all. A must read for Woolf fans as it really d
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Dec 30, 2015
Susan
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Jan 03, 2016
Lark Benobi
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it was amazing
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Jan 22, 2017
Genia Lukin
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