the_reading_wren's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.25
Eye-opening and thought-provoking.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Classism
Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Ableism, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexual violence
kaylaswhitmore's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
To be honest, this essay was not revolutionary to me as someone who has been actively consuming post-modern feminist ideology for most of my life…. but that is because Virginia Woolf is quite literally blocks of the foundation of post-modern feminism. And I thoroughly enjoyed reading through her lecture—it felt very pure and clear to read it from the source. It was devoid of the muddling that can often come with decades and decades of think-pieces and counter-arguments. Overall, if you are new to the idea of feminism within art, I would highly recommend reading this once, and if you are not new to it, I hope you take the time to read it as it feels very refreshing and centering. Even after 100 years, Woolf remains relevant (which can sometimes feel both encouraging and discouraging).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Classism
Class and poverty is central to this essay, but I don’t personally think it is degrading or disrespectful towards any demographic. Additionally, please know that the f-slur is used once in the context of a cigarette, in case that throws any readers off.eb00kie's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Virginia Woolf writes like osmosis. While all writers distort reality through their respective perceptions, the narrator internalizes perpeptions like a dialysis machine, a glorification of subjectivity.
This style of expression is overwhelming at times. The narrator follows the each resulting thought and the resulting thoughts it sets off, like an electrical impulse to and fro, across the nervous system. Alas, the theme of this essay is ostensibly "women and fiction". Retrospectively it seems nearly dishonest to disregard any of the ramnifications of Mary Seton's brownian thoughts and conclusions as uneccessary to the purpose of the essay, if truthfully we wish to pursue its theme.
Such a general and all-encompassing theme, one can treat it with objectivity only at the end of a lifetime, if then. Is it not then more honest in practice to approach it fully subjectively and not go one step further? Where are women and fiction? Inside, outside, at the library, on the street, the fictions we grow into, the ones we create, the ones we have created, the ones created about us, beliefs, reasons - Mary Seton takes each of them into consideration.
This style of expression is overwhelming at times. The narrator follows the each resulting thought and the resulting thoughts it sets off, like an electrical impulse to and fro, across the nervous system. Alas, the theme of this essay is ostensibly "women and fiction". Retrospectively it seems nearly dishonest to disregard any of the ramnifications of Mary Seton's brownian thoughts and conclusions as uneccessary to the purpose of the essay, if truthfully we wish to pursue its theme.
Such a general and all-encompassing theme, one can treat it with objectivity only at the end of a lifetime, if then. Is it not then more honest in practice to approach it fully subjectively and not go one step further? Where are women and fiction? Inside, outside, at the library, on the street, the fictions we grow into, the ones we create, the ones we have created, the ones created about us, beliefs, reasons - Mary Seton takes each of them into consideration.
Content Warnings
Minor: Misogyny
michaelion's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
2.5
I don't love the writing style, but I don't hate it either. I kind of like it. I like stream of consciousness, pure, raw unfiltered thoughts but it also feels like they must've paid by the letter in the olden days :/
Virginia Woolf said nonbinary lesbian rights also Ginny girlie you would've loved Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema by Laura Mulvey.
Virginia Woolf said nonbinary lesbian rights also Ginny girlie you would've loved Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema by Laura Mulvey.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Classism and Racial slurs
Minor: Ableism
I don't like the phrase "fall on deaf ears" like deaf people can't help being deaf. They're not ignoring you on purpose. That's what I tagged ableism.bethantg's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny
remuslibrary's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
lectricefeministe's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Classism, Gaslighting, and Misogyny
kers_tin's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Classism, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
blueberry0531's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Classism, and Sexism
Moderate: Racism and Homophobia
diana_raquel's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.”
I always have a somewhat complicated relationship with Vírgínia Woolf. Her style, stream of consciousness, is a literary style that I struggle with. But I was really surprised when I actually could read this book the first time I tried it (Mrs Dalloway took me three times). And I really liked it!
It is supposed to be a book about women writing fiction, but it goes much further. It talks about the role of women in fiction and in society. It isn't a book about feminism, but it is a feminist book, that I strongly recommend. It's one of those books that I think everyone should read at least one time.
I always have a somewhat complicated relationship with Vírgínia Woolf. Her style, stream of consciousness, is a literary style that I struggle with. But I was really surprised when I actually could read this book the first time I tried it (Mrs Dalloway took me three times). And I really liked it!
It is supposed to be a book about women writing fiction, but it goes much further. It talks about the role of women in fiction and in society. It isn't a book about feminism, but it is a feminist book, that I strongly recommend. It's one of those books that I think everyone should read at least one time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Racial slurs, Homophobia, Classism, Racism, Suicide, and Ableism