The Waves is an extraordinary achievement ... It is trembling on the edge. A little less - and it would lose its poetry. A little more - and it would be over into the abyss, and be dull and arty. It is her greatest book.

E.m. Forster
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The Waves is an extraordinary achievement. It is a novel that has been praised by many literary critics for its vivid writing and powerful themes. In The Waves, Virginia Woolf uses a point of view from several different characters to create a story that feels like a collection of short stories. In this novel, Woolf explores the nature of consciousness through the subjective experience of the characters in the book. The Waves is her greatest book because it is her most accomplished novel and she was able to break down these themes in a way that feels fresh and new to readers today.

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