sarahgamal666's review against another edition
5.0
I can't believe I haven't read this before. This was definitely an awakening of sort
johanna_st_john's review against another edition
2.5
I totally get that Virginia Woolf was a pioneer of her day, and I admire her, but her writing is too dull for me.
beeblueberry's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
stvlas's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
its unfortunate that this could've been written this year and still be topical
ladyolie's review against another edition
5.0
‘There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind’
‘The best fiction is not written by men or women, but by men or women who have lost the sense that they are writing as men or women’
Today I feel truly thankful for the 500 pounds and a room of her own to have allowed for this amazingly profound book to have come into existence.
‘The best fiction is not written by men or women, but by men or women who have lost the sense that they are writing as men or women’
Today I feel truly thankful for the 500 pounds and a room of her own to have allowed for this amazingly profound book to have come into existence.
kimscozyreads's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing how ahead of it's time this book is, and how much is still plainly relevant today. I'd like to ponder on it a bit more since we're approaching the hundred year mark that's referenced in it, and too see how we are and are not what Woolf hoped would be within a decade of 2029.
christinafrancisgilbert's review against another edition
4.0
'A Room of One's Own' is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf, and encompasses the words spoken in two lectures delivered in 1928 at two women's colleges, Girton College and Newnham College, at Cambridge University.
Wo0lf speaks of the status of women and in particular those who are creatively minded and potential artists. She asserts that ' a woman must have money and room of one's own if she is to write.' Of course, this is well known as a text that has developed the feminist viewpoint and the theory of connections between gender and writing.
I found Woolf's style powerful and witty. I most enjoyed her telling of Jane Austen's way into writing and the irony of her having discreetly written her classic Pride and Prejudice on the lid of the piano in the sitting room, not in a secluded room of her own, but instead interrupted and surrounded by the reality of a woman's life duties. Dare I say, back then?! I know for a fact that many writers find themselves jumping backwards and forwards to the addition of words to the page in the kitchen, whilst cooking dinner or whilst waiting to pick up children from daily activities etc. I'm not certain a whole lot has changed for many.
I also valued Virginia Woolf's accolades and praise for writers of the past who have paved the way and forged forwards with their creativity and writing prowess. Forgive me for those I miss from this list: Christina Rossetti, Aphra Behn, Jane Austen, Currer Bell, George Eliot, George Sand...
Check out my Instagram post where I'm posting a few selected quotations from Woolf's writing. @francisgilbert_bookclub
Wo0lf speaks of the status of women and in particular those who are creatively minded and potential artists. She asserts that ' a woman must have money and room of one's own if she is to write.' Of course, this is well known as a text that has developed the feminist viewpoint and the theory of connections between gender and writing.
I found Woolf's style powerful and witty. I most enjoyed her telling of Jane Austen's way into writing and the irony of her having discreetly written her classic Pride and Prejudice on the lid of the piano in the sitting room, not in a secluded room of her own, but instead interrupted and surrounded by the reality of a woman's life duties. Dare I say, back then?! I know for a fact that many writers find themselves jumping backwards and forwards to the addition of words to the page in the kitchen, whilst cooking dinner or whilst waiting to pick up children from daily activities etc. I'm not certain a whole lot has changed for many.
I also valued Virginia Woolf's accolades and praise for writers of the past who have paved the way and forged forwards with their creativity and writing prowess. Forgive me for those I miss from this list: Christina Rossetti, Aphra Behn, Jane Austen, Currer Bell, George Eliot, George Sand...
Check out my Instagram post where I'm posting a few selected quotations from Woolf's writing. @francisgilbert_bookclub
lolabrown's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.25
anaish24's review against another edition
4.0
uncovering feminism and writing the stories of women who were unable to speak