3 Reasons ( Virginia Woolf, The Hours, Both)

3 Reasons Why We Read Virginia Woolf

1.) Paints a picture of a world less colorful than ours, but somehow shows it in a light more bright.
2.) I feel she does find a way to create the new sentence.
3.) Creates foundations for brilliance.

3 Reasons Why We Read The Hours

1.) Because Michael Cunningham has the ability to speak with the voice and conviction of a woman.
2.) It allows us to appreciate and better understand the complexity of Virginia Woolf.
3.) Finds a way to tie the ends in the lives left dangling in Mrs. Dalloway.


Which should we read first and why?

It is my honest belief that there should be three steps when it comes to reading Mrs. Dalloway and The Hours. I feel that it would be best to read Mrs. Dalloway to get some sort of foundation for the stories of the lives of Clarissa, Virginia, and Mrs. Brown. Then I feel that we should read The Hours to get a greater appreciation for Mrs. Dalloway, and get a more solid grasp on the characters. Finally I feel that we should then read Mrs. Dalloway again to not only understand it more fully, but to pick up on all of the pieces we missed. I feel that somewhere down the road I will want to return to The Hours again to complete the never ending circle of these two novels.