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by Virginia Woolf (Author) "'Yes, of course, if it's fine tomorrow,' said Mrs Ramsay ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Everyman's Library USA (1 Dec 1992)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0679405372
  • ISBN-13: 978-0679405375
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.2 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
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""To the Lighthouse" is one of the greatest elegies in the
English language, a book which transcends time." -Margaret Drabble
"Without question one of the two or three finest novels of the twentieth century. Woolf comments on the most pressing dramas of our human predicament: war, mortality, family, love. If you're like me you'll come back to this book often, always astounded, always moved, always refreshed." -Rick Moody
"[Woolf's] people are astoundingly real...The tragic futility, the absurdity, the pathetic beauty, of life-we experience all of this in our sharing of seven hours of Mrs. Ramsay's wasted or not wasted existence.
We have seen, through her, the world." -Conrad Aiken

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This novel is an extraordinarily poignant evocation of a lost happiness that lives on in the memory. For years now the Ramsays have spent every summer in their holiday home in Scotland, and they expect these summers will go on forever.

In this, her most autobiographical novel, Virginia Woolf captures the intensity of childhood longing and delight, and the shifting complexity of adult relationships. From an acute awareness of transcience, she creates an enduring work of art. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a lyrical family story, 10 Feb 2002
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To the Lighthouse is Virginia Woolf's fifth novel and one of her most widely read. In three parts, it tells the story of the Ramsay family before and after the First World War: The first one describes a September day spent by the family and some of their friends on the Isle of Skye. The second part deals with the change in the holiday residence and the gradual decline of the house in the following ten years as well as with the life and the fate of the family members. In the last part, Woolf tells us how Mr. Ramsay and two of his children come back after the long absence and how the journey to the lighthouse promised ten years ago finally takes place.
With her usual gift of understanding and reflecting people's thoughts and feelings, fears and longings, griefs and joys, Virginia Woolf steps into the background and leaves it to the characters' reflections to tell the story of their life in an astonishing and beautifully lyrical way.
We read about childhood, marriage, loss and death, grief and love, but also about British society and patriarchal family values during the transition from Victorianism to the Modern times.
I really enjoyed reading To the Lighthouse, because Virginia Woolf's knows, like nobody else, how to combine the thematic challenges she sets herself with a beautiful fluent and lyrical style. What is striking is the identification of the author with the inner state of her characters. You just can't stop reading and deeply regret having reached the final page of the novel.
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, but slightly difficult., 22 Feb 2001
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To the Lighthouse was my first Virginia Woolf book, and I did enjoy it, although I was slightly taken aback by the difficulty of the stream-of-consciousness style. It is probably helpful to read some research on the author, or at least to be a little familiar with her work, before approaching this book. Within Virginia Woolf's books, I believe that To the Lighthouse is rated as "average" difficulty, so it probably should not be the first to read, as I did.

In any case, it is an excellent novel from a literary point of view; it is beautifully well written and projects intense feelings on the reader. The book should not be approached as an ordinary novel; you should not expect a conventional plot, because that is not what the writer is aiming at. Instead, you will be able to feel as if you were part of each character, which is a breath-taking experience.

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best book I have ever read, 8 Jan 2007
This review is from: To the Lighthouse (Paperback)
Is it a cliche to argue that books can alter your life? I firmly believe that 'To The Lighthouse'(TTL) does. I first read this when I was 14 and rather uneducated Literature wise, but I believe this book is what sparked off my interest in Literature, and I've gone back to read TTL repeatedly and I am yet to be bored by it.

The plot is basic. It centers around the lives of a family who holiday up in Skye one long summer. The book is split up into 3 sections. There is relatively little action in the whole of the novel. In fact, I'd say about 50% of the novel is in 1 day or afternoon, and about 10% of the novel skips time about 10 years.

To really get to grips with TTL it is essential you come to the novel with an open mind. Really appreciate the focalisation on individuals. Woolf is famous for her place in the stream of conciousness movement which included Joyce etc. The beauty of this novel comes from the interactions between different characters. She can focus on the thoughts of the young son in the family, then she can zoom out and focus on the reactionary thoughts of the mother who is engaged in conversation with her son.

Moments like these are what makes TTL a masterpiece. If you haven't read any Woolf then I would recommend TTL as a good initiation. You could read 'Mrs Dalloway' which receives more publicity, but frankly I find it slightly dull.

TTL, however, is far from it and I firmly believe that this will be a book that comes back to haunt you long after you close it.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Very dull indeed
Reading this book was like being slapped gently in the face for 5 hours. Not quite a painful experience, but not one you would willingly repeat. Read more
Published 25 days ago by Philip Sadler

2.0 out of 5 stars Tedious
this was one of the most boring books i've ever read. nothing happens, the sentence structure is indecipherable.
Published 1 month ago by James Twain

1.0 out of 5 stars Abortive
My last abortive attempt at reading this book. It sat on my shelves for 10 years, ever since I was supposed to read it as part of a Modernism module at university. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Greshon

5.0 out of 5 stars Tricky Intro to Woolf
As an introduction to Virginia Woolf I found this a fairly difficult first read. It was only when I reached the second part, where you are allowed a breather from the heavier... Read more
Published 5 months ago by I. M. Knight

5.0 out of 5 stars Stream of consciousness
It's a masterpiece of course but not that easy to read, one must be careful not to loose track of the inner monologues which seamlessly move from one person to another. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Boots to waves.
Like `Black Hawk Down' the content of `To The Lighthouse' explains the title. It is about `To The Lighthouse', all you have to do to know is to read it. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Woolf's Greatest Elegy?
'One sees a fin passing far out. What image can I reach to convey what I mean? Really there is none, I think. Read more
Published 10 months ago by J. S. Lewison

4.0 out of 5 stars An extraordinary edition of a classic
Woolf's mastery of the stream of consciousness technique certainly is something to be admired, but that being said, I still find the novel rather boring and written (deliberately,... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Daniel Dolensky

5.0 out of 5 stars Great minds against themselves conspire
Why anybody talks about a storyline when reviewing Woolf is beyond me. TTL doesn't dress up its themes in a storyline. Read more
Published 17 months ago by D. Dugandzic

3.0 out of 5 stars Not easy reading*
This is not a review about the novel written by Woolf. *It's about this edition being very hard reading, because the book has been shortened down to just 154 pages (other editions... Read more
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