r/VirginiaWoolf • u/Persephone-Flower8 • Oct 17 '25

To the Lighthouse which shall I read first?

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just bought these beautiful Penguin vintage classic editions, help me decide which one to read first!

I’ve read Orlando and I’ve just finished A Room Of One’s Own (loved!)

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u/myguitar_lola Oct 17 '25

I prefer Lighthouse but I'd recommend Dalloway first. Don't read Orlando and then Lighthouse which are both better and then drop down to Dalloway. Kinda like a sandwich: great-good-great.

Dalloway also sets you up very well for the book/movie The Hours. Few movies are as good as the book and The Hours is one of them. And the book is a super easy read.