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Oh, nay! "Slog" is appropriate for some of Henry James' more turgid prose. But not for Virginia Woolf -- let yourself float with the current ... stream of consciousness novels, when well written, are a marvel of construction -- mingling endless observations/descriptions/digressions within an outer plot, or some ordering structure. I think this novel, along with To The Lighthouse, showcases Woolf's creative ability to embed the consciousness of a protagonist within a tightly plotted narrative ... Mrs. Dalloway borders on Greek tragedy ... with the relentless march of both protagonists towards certain (foretold?) doom.
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