Scan barcode
schopflin's review against another edition
medium-paced
5.0
I absolutely loved this. It's in what seems to be a new type of writing where the very essence of telling stories is examined. It's beautifully done and I feel I am familiar with Funder's version of Eileen while also accepting that other versions might exist.
Moderate: Blood and Sexual assault
rhi_'s review
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
2.0
Graphic: Sexism, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Death, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Moderate: War, Blood, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, and Abandonment
nanc_282's review against another edition
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
It’s difficult to read this book and not think about all the literary men and the unacknowledged work of the women in their lives, Dorothy Wordsworth, Mary Shelley,
Who listen, edited, organised a household to create space for men to write. For me, the real success of this book, is to look at the life of Eileen Blair and consider how her ‘Wifedom’ under pinned George Orwell’s literary career.
It’s impossible not to have to reconsider Orwell’s legacy in view of what this book reveals.
Anna Funder’s autoethnographic sections are excellent.
Who listen, edited, organised a household to create space for men to write. For me, the real success of this book, is to look at the life of Eileen Blair and consider how her ‘Wifedom’ under pinned George Orwell’s literary career.
It’s impossible not to have to reconsider Orwell’s legacy in view of what this book reveals.
Anna Funder’s autoethnographic sections are excellent.
Graphic: Abandonment, Medical content, Misogyny, and Infidelity
Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness
tinyoceankingdoms's review against another edition
Graphic: Blood and Terminal illness
Moderate: Infidelity and War
Minor: Infertility and Adult/minor relationship
More...