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210 reviews for:
Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London
Lauren Elkin
3.55 AVERAGE
210 reviews for:
Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London
Lauren Elkin
3.55 AVERAGE
ktklp's review against another edition
5.0
this is a gorgeously smart memoir more than any sort of critical theory but that’s what girls want
rachelwriting's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Part travel writing, part memoir, part essay on the history of the flaneuse. I read part of this in Paris and thoroughly enjoyed learning more about French culture through the eyes of the author while exploring on the ground myself. Right book at the right time for me.
pecatonicagirl's review against another edition
4.0
Ms Elkins intertwines her personal experiences living in the cities of London, Paris, Tokyo, Venice, New York with the experiences of Virginia Woolf, Jean Rhys and others. Excellent read.
sunnuntaiaamu's review against another edition
3.0
Älykäs kokonaisuus naisia, kaupunkeja, aikoja ja paikkoja. Tekisi mieli Pariisiin.
travelw3ll's review against another edition
2.0
Seems to be misinformed about Tokyo saying not very walkable when in fact very walkable. More interesting when taking about culture instead of negative opinions. Paris stories nice.
moneshka's review against another edition
5.0
Algo que disfrute mucho fue la cercanía con algunas referencias, por ejemplo haber visto una exposición de Sofie Calle y poder entender de que habla Elkin cuando escribe sobre esa exposición. He vivido en distintas ciudades, pero no en una que no pudiera caminarse, que no tuviera nada de banquetas, ni siquiera banquetas súper angostas que apenas y ayudan. Poner en perspectiva el hecho de que no tiene tanto que las mujeres pueden caminar solas por el mero gusto de hacerlo ciertamente hace pensar en cómo sería la vida sin esa facilidad, claro que se puede experimentar pensando en que las noches son un riesgo para nosotras en los espacios públicos de muchas partes de mundo. Toca tantos temas respecto a moverse en la calle que sin duda lo estaré releyendo, pero me gusta confirmar que no solo yo encuentro demasiada cercanía entre la movilidad al interior de una ciudad y la migración, hay mucho que reflexionar en esa relación.
ellenguyenphuonglinh's review against another edition
4.0
Virginia Woolf's 1927 essay 'Street Haunting' is an attempt to claim an ungendered place in the city by walking through it. Out in the street, we become observing entities, 'part of that vast republican army of anonymous trampers'. Whether or not we want to be androgynous eyes taking in the city, or bodies inviting desire, or any of the myriad ways of being in between, Woolf is telling us that we can integrate ourselves into the world of the city by becoming attentive to the shifts in the affective landscape. It is only in becoming aware of the invisible boundaries of the city that we can challenge them. A female flânerie – a flâneuserie – not only changes the way we move through space, but intervenes in the organisation of space itself. We claim our right to disturb the peace, to observe (or not observe), to occupy (or not occupy) and to organise (or disorganise) space on our own terms.