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Virginia Woolf: Orlando (Penguin Modern Classics) (Penguin Books Ltd) 4 stars

In her most exuberant, most fanciful novel, Woolf has created a character liberated from the …

Went into this one somewhat blind and didn't realize how humorous / satirical it would be. Lots of wink-wink, nudge-nudge fourth wall breaks. It's both a love letter to and a satire of Virginia Woolf's lover and literature itself. There is a generous sprinkling of historical criticism and themes of loss (loss of love, loss of home, loss of time, loss of self). Also gotta love seeing two gender-fluid tri-centenarians win. Now i've got to tee up the movie adaptation.