January's WRW

Join this Well-Read Weekend January 18th-19th.

The Weekenders voted and this month we will be reading…

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.

100 Year Anniversary

This year marks the novel’s centennial year since publication! What better time to read (or reread) it?

The novel is set in London, five years post-World War I, and follows the titular character, Clarissa Dalloway, as she prepares to host a party. She is on a walk in London and we, dear readers, shall walk with her. This story inhabits consciousness; it’s about life, about memory, and relations. It’s about the mind in as much as it’s about a character.

The book is widely available in print, ebook, and audio. It is in the public domain in many places and can be found in various formats here and in audio here.

Discussing the Book

Be sure to return to this post once you’re done reading and comment below to get the discussion started. Share your favorite quotes, the scenes that spoke to you, or the characters that stood out. Did the book remind you of other classics or philosophies, history, works of art, or other curiosities? Did the story change you? Tell us below!

Your Well-Read Weekend starts January 18th.