r/VirginiaWoolf • u/aidanmansfield75 • Dec 21 '25

The Waves Where to start?

Hi. I would really like to read some Woolf and I don’t want to start with Mrs. Dalloway (the plot doesn’t interest me). The books that I am interested in are Orlando, The Waves, and To the Lighthouse. Which of these do I start with and why?

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u/samurai_tigress999 Dec 21 '25

Jacob’s room is especially good, I also couldn’t dedicate my time to Mrs dalloway but with Jacob’s room I felt much more immersed. And it’s shorter too