Why people recommend it
Virginia Woolf's classic novel Mrs. Dalloway follows a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway as she prepares for a party in post-World War I London. On The Book Review, host Pamela Paul stated her intention to finally read the novel and noted that she had her daughter read it after Michael Cunningham's The Hours, which allowed her daughter to draw connections between the two texts. John Williams also shared on The Book Review that Mrs. Dalloway was his favorite older book that he read during the year, describing it as incredible. Later in the same podcast, Bill Goldstein briefly discussed the novel as a work exploring a woman's interior life. Additionally, Tyler Cowen mentioned the character Septimus in Conversations with Tyler while talking about fictional portraits of mental illness, and David Perell brought up the book on How I Write while discussing Virginia Woolf's writing style. Listeners and critics frequently return to Woolf's masterpiece for its brilliant stream-of-consciousness technique and its profound exploration of post-war society, mental health, and individual identity, cementing its status as an enduring pillar of twentieth-century modernist literature that continues to captivate new generations of readers and podcast guests alike.
Who recommended it
- Pamela Paul Recommended
- Tyler Cowen Discussed
- David Perell Discussed
- Bill Goldstein Discussed
- John Williams Recommended
Pamela Paul — 2 mentions
“I am intending to finally give Virginia wolf a second chance have a copy of Mrs delaway”
“I had her read Michael Cunningham's the hours first and then I said oh maybe you should also read Mrs delaway now after it and and then she was making all the connections”
Tyler Cowen — 1 mention
“COWEN: Septimus in Mrs. Dalloway?”
David Perell — 1 mention
“Mrs. Delaware for instance when you were earlier you were saying as you were reading I think it was sweet darkness”
Bill Goldstein — 1 mention
“and then in the end called her novel Mrs dooway a novel about a woman scene from the inside”
John Williams — 1 mention
“what was your favorite book I think my favorite book that was old was Mrs delay which I finally got around to reading this year and that's just incredible as as people who have read it know”