The timeless classic Mrs. Dalloway is named a classic for a reason.
Brilliance comes easily to the astound author Virginia Woolf who
keeps the audience gripped in this remarkable page turner. Woolf,
known for her very unique form of writing wonderfully titled as
"stream of consciousness" makes the reader feel as if they are in
their own little world enveloped in the lives of Mrs. Clarissa
Dalloway and the ever popular Mr. Warren Smith. The novel is
centered on Mrs. Dalloway and the much anticipated party in which
she is preparing for. Through out her shopping excursion we are
introduced to her past, present and future. Mrs. Dalloway is the
narrative. This newly founded approach puts the reader in a much
different time frame and position that he/she is used to. It gives
the reader a sense of not knowing, and finds themselves questioning
the facts. Today, readers are used to being the omniscient reader
who has been given all of the facts, but Woolf has taken that away
from the reader to something raw and fresh.
I recommend everyone to read this novel for several of reasons. I
believe everyone should experience Ms. Woolf's style in writing in
Mrs. Dalloway at least once, if not more, in their lifetime. The
story itself is a classic and although my not be for everyone, has
highlights that cannot be ignored. Finally, I ultimately recommend
my fellow literature enthusiast to read this book because it has
this remarkable talent to spark something in you that you never
thought was there in the first place. Once you have experience one
work of Virginia Woolf, you will be craving more.