The Years
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (541 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B002VLDXZU |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 469 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Years book has been released since 0000-00-00. The Years are written by Virginia Woolf and it has 469 of pages on paperback.
Who's In Love With Virginia Woolf? Any Virginia Woolf lover would love this. It takes some time to read to really understand what is going on - especially if you aren't familiar with her writing style - but it is well worth it. Would not recommend this as a first read of Woolf's, but definitely for a developed fan that has not yet reached this point in her collection.. An under-appreciated gem from Woolf _The Years_ is the story of three generations of the Pargiter family. Stretching from 1880 to the 1920s, it follows the Pargiters through the tumultuous historical events and social changes of that era. Abel Pargiter is a retired civil servant; his daughter Eleanor is interested in social work; his son Edward becomes an academic; his grandson North is a veteran of the Great War. Their interactions and reflections comment upon their experiences in their always changing world.In my opinion, _The Years_ ranks with as one of Woolf's greatest novels. It shows that Woolf was more than a feminist and more than a stylist--she was also a perceptive c. Tedious. I was an English major, but somehow, I never read anything by Virginia Woolf, so when our book club suggested this book, I was all in favor of it. But I found it tedious and boring. The point of view is constantly shifting between different characters, in a way that feels amateurish to me, though obviously Ms. Woolf is no amateur. So apparently this is supposed to work, and to mean something, but I just found it annoying. There is a large family of children, I couldn't even keep count of how many, and they all grow up and have children, and the people pop in and out of the story--it was just a muddle to me. Even the supposedly evocative desc