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A Writer's Diary: Being Extracts from the Diary of Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf, Lyndall Gordon, Leonard Woolf
4.16 AVERAGE
108 reviews for:
A Writer's Diary: Being Extracts from the Diary of Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf, Lyndall Gordon, Leonard Woolf
4.16 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Very interesting piece of literature, however I think many of the important facts and entries were ommited because of confidentiality. Shame.
It’s both wonderful and frustrating that her husband edited her diary for us. There is so much missing, and you can’t help but wonder at certain points if she would agree with what was cut, or even, what was left in (I am aware that her diaries have been published in uncut form as well, but I am specifically referring to this work as I read it). Read continuously, it is often tedious and repetitive, because, as anyone who’s ever kept a journal knows, each life has its themes that it keeps returning to, over and over, impossible to escape.
Woolf was a writer of psychological fiction, and she is at her best here when describing the psychological aspect of what it means to be a writer. There were so many times when I felt like, oh yes, I know just what you are saying, there, and it’s a pretty awesome thing to feel a connection with VW. All in all, you don’t get the questions answered that you sought when you picked this up, mainly, the secret of what a great writer’s life is like, or maybe the tabloid answer of why she took her life. But you get other questions answered instead, some of which you didn’t know needed answering. One thing is clear from all these musings, day after day, year after year. A writer’s mind is never quite comfortable, never able to let go of the words that are always there, whether reading writing or thinking.
Woolf was a writer of psychological fiction, and she is at her best here when describing the psychological aspect of what it means to be a writer. There were so many times when I felt like, oh yes, I know just what you are saying, there, and it’s a pretty awesome thing to feel a connection with VW. All in all, you don’t get the questions answered that you sought when you picked this up, mainly, the secret of what a great writer’s life is like, or maybe the tabloid answer of why she took her life. But you get other questions answered instead, some of which you didn’t know needed answering. One thing is clear from all these musings, day after day, year after year. A writer’s mind is never quite comfortable, never able to let go of the words that are always there, whether reading writing or thinking.
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Clearly, I'm not reading this at the moment so it goes to the dnf-for-the-time-being pile. I'm definitely coming back to this, but not in the mood for it right now.
(Started 25.12.2023, stopped on p.112 <- Just in case GR forgets it again...)
(Started 25.12.2023, stopped on p.112 <- Just in case GR forgets it again...)
Keyifle okumayı umduğum günlük ne yazık ki beklediğim etkiyi yaratmadı. Zira günlüğün baskıya hazırlanması sürecinde neyin yayınlanıp yayınlanmayacagına Woolf'un kocası karar vermiş. Bu da asıl günlüklerden kırpılanlardan kalanların bize ulaşması demek...
Kitapta Woolf'un yazmayı dusunduğu kitaplara, karakterlere dair ip uçları bulabiliyorsunuz. Çevresini anlattığı kısımlarda kırpılanlardan kalanlar çok doyurucu gelmedi bana.
Uygun bir zamanda yeniden yazıldığı dilden okumayı deneyeceğim...
Yazarın şahsına saygım sonsuz, ama günlüklerin çıkarılması sürecinde içerik özgünlüğü sağlanamadığı için iki yıldız!
Kitapta Woolf'un yazmayı dusunduğu kitaplara, karakterlere dair ip uçları bulabiliyorsunuz. Çevresini anlattığı kısımlarda kırpılanlardan kalanlar çok doyurucu gelmedi bana.
Uygun bir zamanda yeniden yazıldığı dilden okumayı deneyeceğim...
Yazarın şahsına saygım sonsuz, ama günlüklerin çıkarılması sürecinde içerik özgünlüğü sağlanamadığı için iki yıldız!
Many insightful and poignant sections.
However, I also found it very monotonous in parts and a bit fragmented which makes sense given its extracts edited by L Woolf. Still, more of a one-time read for me.
However, I also found it very monotonous in parts and a bit fragmented which makes sense given its extracts edited by L Woolf. Still, more of a one-time read for me.
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced