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A Writer's Diary: Being Extracts from the Diary of Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf, Lyndall Gordon, Leonard Woolf
4.17 AVERAGE
110 reviews for:
A Writer's Diary: Being Extracts from the Diary of Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf, Lyndall Gordon, Leonard Woolf
4.17 AVERAGE
This is another case of buying the book for a college class, not being assigned anything from it, and feeling like I should actually read it since I paid for it. I thought I might like it better than I liked any of her actual writing (I'm normally a sucker for journal entries or letters), but alas. I found myself being annoyed at her constant "I'm thrilled with everything/I'm so depressed; I'm ecstatic at the positive reviews/crushed by the negative reviews/I don't care about reviews a whit; I can't write/I have been writing so easily and well/what is the point of writing". I understand the emotional pull of writing but felt really frustrated by her woe-is-me attitude. Perhaps I'm not sympathetic enough to have fully appreciated this book.
26 dias na companhia de 26 anos de Virginia Woolf. O reconforto da expressão tão humanamente imperfeita, o vislumbrar quase transgressor das falhas de carácter, das impressões mais indignas, das mesquinhices mais íntimas. São raros os momentos líricos ou introspectivos (esses deixava-os ela para os romances); os diários são o retrato do que sobra: uma viagem pelas oscilações de humor, sem dúvida, pelos orgulhos e as perdas e os desesperos e tudo o que se passa no meio - mas sobretudo a delícia do quotidiano, as trivialidades despejadas para as folhas porque transbordavam dos dias: a vergonha do chiar dos sapatos ao entrar na biblioteca silenciosa depois de uma corrida à chuva.
Chorei o fim como uma perda.
Chorei o fim como uma perda.
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
This took me...4 months to get through. It's interesting seeing how much VW was in tune with her critics, and how they haunted her life. Maybe reading a diary is always a bit dry.
reflective
slow-paced
informative
slow-paced
I'm not sure I can express all that I'm thinking about this book. pieces of Virginia's diaries, mostly on her writing process, her works, her essay, essentially her life. Because writing was clearly eveything for her. And she was suffering from something very dark, that at times drew her away. This is present in the entries, soft at first, silent and stronger later. Such a pity. She had a wonderful mind, so intelligent, so sharp and talented. Those minds usually feel too much. I've read three works of her and I loved 2 out of 3, for now..but one can't deny she was talented. she was writing at 50 like she was 20 and she really was extraordinaire. One of the women I would like to meet. I feel like I could talk about these diaries for a long time, but I invite you to read them instead. my words can never convey the feelings one feels while reading it.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
How am I to begin it? And what is it to be? I feel no great impulse; no fever; only a great pressure of difficulty. Why write it then? Why write at all? V writes this in one entry
Am I even capable of writing a review? trust me no one is, considering how deeply personal these extracts are to V; L who edited these made sure the image developed is rich, with ways and experiences which made Virginia who she was and is.
Flow of ideas that made into books and her self-criticism about her writing; how much she should re-write and revise to finalise book; how many copies shall each book sell; how her friends and family consider would think of all the work. We get a peak in her room after finishing her books how depression(as now it is generally considered she was suffering from bi-polar disorder) consumed her from within, how recovery was not so easy.
The last entry during the grotesque upheaval of the war and bomb raids around London and country leaves her to decide new occupations;
I insist upon spending this time to the best advantage. I will go down with my colours flying.
For someone who finds reading her books quite challenging (i coudn't finish Jacob's room and have only read A room of one's own) but loves V should read this.
Am I even capable of writing a review? trust me no one is, considering how deeply personal these extracts are to V; L who edited these made sure the image developed is rich, with ways and experiences which made Virginia who she was and is.
Flow of ideas that made into books and her self-criticism about her writing; how much she should re-write and revise to finalise book; how many copies shall each book sell; how her friends and family consider would think of all the work. We get a peak in her room after finishing her books how depression(as now it is generally considered she was suffering from bi-polar disorder) consumed her from within, how recovery was not so easy.
The last entry during the grotesque upheaval of the war and bomb raids around London and country leaves her to decide new occupations;
I insist upon spending this time to the best advantage. I will go down with my colours flying.
For someone who finds reading her books quite challenging (i coudn't finish Jacob's room and have only read A room of one's own) but loves V should read this.
Fulfills Reading Women challenge prompt 22. A Book by Either a Favorite or a New-to-You Publisher.
There is no secret that I love Virginia Woolf. In the past I have read her diaries and letters and have fallen in love with the personality of Woolf alongside with her use of words. A Writer's Diary is a good collection of Woolf's entries on writing and reading, and might be a good place to start if you want to read Woolf's nonfiction but feel too daunted with many editions of letters and diaries. She is ruthless towards writing, both her own and others', and that is one of the strongest points of her diaries. I don't really know if this is the best kind of book to read cover to cover but I really enjoyed this!
There is no secret that I love Virginia Woolf. In the past I have read her diaries and letters and have fallen in love with the personality of Woolf alongside with her use of words. A Writer's Diary is a good collection of Woolf's entries on writing and reading, and might be a good place to start if you want to read Woolf's nonfiction but feel too daunted with many editions of letters and diaries. She is ruthless towards writing, both her own and others', and that is one of the strongest points of her diaries. I don't really know if this is the best kind of book to read cover to cover but I really enjoyed this!