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Orlando

by Virginia Woolf

1928•Drama•226 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalgay/lesbianfantasycomedyslowfresh & originalheavylinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthsocial commentaryfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeA fresh, serious novel: glossy and moving. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

In her most exuberant, most fanciful novel, Woolf has created a character liberated from the restraints of time and sex. Born in the Elizabethan Age to wealth and position, Orlando is a young nobleman at the beginning of the story-and a modern woman three centuries later.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalGay/lesbianFantasyComedyEmpowerment/personal growthSocial commentaryFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

Nobility in fictionGender identity in fictionEngland in fictionTranssexualsSex role in fictionTextual CriticismMujeresHombres

Details

Author
Virginia Woolf
Published
1928
Pages
226
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