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felt like a performative male while reading this, 10/10. i recommend reading it in seattle on the train specifically. "There is no mark on the wall to measure the precise height of women. There are no yard measures, neatly divided into the fractions of an inch, that one can lay against the qualities of a good mother or the devotion of a daughter, or the fidelity of a sister, or the capacity of a housekeeper."
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Wonderfully narrated by non other than Natalie Dormer.
Virginia Woolf wonderfully breaks down the ideal circumstances and prerequisites for a woman to be a writer - not least of all having a room of one's own and being left undisturbed by men.
Indeed, the nature of the topic means Woolf spends some time recounting the disparaging opinion that some 'learned' men have of women in general. I laughed at loud qhwn she noted that none of these men were 'what most women would call attractive'. Had no idea that the proud tradition of looking at the ugly profile pics of men who provide unsolicited comments on pictures of women's bodies online began with Virginia Woolf herself.
Virginia Woolf wonderfully breaks down the ideal circumstances and prerequisites for a woman to be a writer - not least of all having a room of one's own and being left undisturbed by men.
Indeed, the nature of the topic means Woolf spends some time recounting the disparaging opinion that some 'learned' men have of women in general. I laughed at loud qhwn she noted that none of these men were 'what most women would call attractive'. Had no idea that the proud tradition of looking at the ugly profile pics of men who provide unsolicited comments on pictures of women's bodies online began with Virginia Woolf herself.
I'm reluctant to label A Room of One's Own as a feminist essay, because of how loaded that term has become. So loaded in fact that one might be forgiven for forgetting that the original revolution was helmed by people of brilliance, of exhaustive research, and of objective, critical thinking, and not by people of shallow mind and immature sensibilities who put the words "Men" and "Evil" on the opposite sides of an equal sign.
This essay, or set of essays, is one of the most thought-provoking piece of non-fictional writing I've read in my life. It's intelligent, impartial, objective, and critical. Virginia Woolf takes her job seriously and does it without lading it with her personal anguishes, if she had any, the type of which writing she herself terms as incandescent.
This essay, or set of essays, is one of the most thought-provoking piece of non-fictional writing I've read in my life. It's intelligent, impartial, objective, and critical. Virginia Woolf takes her job seriously and does it without lading it with her personal anguishes, if she had any, the type of which writing she herself terms as incandescent.
I can’t believe people aren’t talking more about this book! I honestly didn’t even know this book was nonfiction until I got through the first couple of pages, but this book had me hooked despite being a couple of essays. For those who don’t know- the essays center around the theme of Women & Literature, and Woolfe takes us down history and makes some very good points that you SHOULD read!
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