A Writer's Diary: Being Extracts from the Diary of Virginia Woolf by Virginia Woolf, Lyndall Gordon, Leonard Woolf

4.16 AVERAGE

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adambwriter's review against another edition

5.0
My god, what a gift. Not just that she had a gift, that's true, but this diary is such a gift to us all. Tracing her life, being witness to her thoughts, doubts, depression, triumphs. Seeing how her process grew and developed from book to book, and sneaking peeks at the relationships she had with other writers and artists. All of this wrapped up in the outbreak of World War II, which impacted her directly. Such an unbelievable gift. Woolf had a mind like no other, a talent like no other. Reading the last entry and knowing it was written just 20 days before she commuted suicide.... my goodness. I'm rambling, I know it, but I'm that overwhelmed.

katiebrodt's review against another edition

5.0
emotional reflective
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susie_reads's review against another edition

3.0
informative sad slow-paced
Very useful if you are aiming to read all of Woolf’s novels. Also, it was interesting to read as England entered WWII and how it affected Woolf’s daily routines and her state of mind. 
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unfilteredlets's review against another edition

4.0
a little gem that had been buried in my bookshelf for too long.
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pjv1013's review against another edition

5.0
emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced
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clara_b's review against another edition

5.0
dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
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joyleaf's review against another edition

3.0
Molto interessante accompagnare per anni una scrittrice tanto amata (per quanto abbia letto solo alcuni dei suoi romanzi e questo diario mi ha fatto venire voglia di recuperarne molti altri!) nell'ideazione, scrittura e pubblicazione dei suoi romanzi. Inoltre, a tratti vengono esposti sentimenti e sensazioni con cui è impossibile non empatizzare e non sentire vicini. Tuttavia, forse per l'eccessiva durata e ripetitività (sacrosante, essendo un diario personale), ho più volte avvertito un po' di noia e scarsa voglia di proseguire nell'ascolto dell'audiolibro.
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desarroi's review against another edition

4.0
emotional informative reflective slow-paced

whathannareads's review against another edition

4.0
Very interesting read - would really like to read some more of her books now!
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findchu_'s review against another edition

5.0
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