The Years
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The Years

by Virginia Woolf

1937•Drama•422 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilyhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect a stirring, inventive novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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About This Book

A stirring, straightforward work written near the end of her luminous career, Virginia Woolf's The Years is a portrait of the Pargiters, a staid London family presided over by Colonel Abel Pargiter.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

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

Genres and themes

DramaFamilyHistoricalComplex relationshipTroubled leadsSocial commentary

Subjects

Social life and customsFamiliesFamilyTranslationsHistoryEnglandWoolf, virginia, 1882-1941Manners and customs

Details

Author
Virginia Woolf
Published
1937
Pages
422
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