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suudelmilla's review against another edition
3.0
Päiväkirjoja on aina vaikea lukea, koska ne eivät ole lukijoiden silmille tarkoitettu. Virginia Woolfin ajatuksiin oli ihana tunkeutua, mutta toisinaan tämä tuntui vähän puuduttavalta lukea. Arkiselta - sitähän päiväkirjat ovat. Todennäköisesti tunnen tarvetta palata tähän myöhemmin, kun aika on oikeampi ja olen vielä valmiimpi ottamaan tämän vastaan.
libraryassistant_4th's review against another edition
4.0
This was, for me, so fascinating, awe-inspiring and, yes, terrifying in places. There is laid out the very workings of inspiration, process, discipline, distraction, introspection, invention, and fear in how a creative mind functions. This both in spite of, and sometimes colored by, the mental illness. I know not how to take the sense of recognition felt so often along the way, even while awed by the quick vigor and lyric feel to what she terms a 'slapdash' capturing, 'which sometimes hits the bullseye.'
There is, too, the bigger picture of life between the wars and finally, both subtle and harrowing, the effect of World War II on daily life. In its stoic bewilderment, this was one of the more moving descriptions of that time and place I've encountered.
There is, too, the bigger picture of life between the wars and finally, both subtle and harrowing, the effect of World War II on daily life. In its stoic bewilderment, this was one of the more moving descriptions of that time and place I've encountered.
ju1ieta's review against another edition
5.0
and then dot dot dot
i can’t think on it too hard but her last entry was was so full of hope. i can’t think on it too hard
leilaajg2's review against another edition
5.0
A look into the mind of a great writer, to see how she viewed the world and herself.
amerynth's review against another edition
2.0
My rating is really a reflection of misplaced expectations more than anything. If you're looking for Virginia Woolf's commentary on the novels of her time, this is absolutely the book for you -- and her commentary on them is generally pretty interesting. If you're looking for her thoughts on her fascinating life.... don't look here, it's all been excised.
jen_vaida's review against another edition
5.0
There are few writers who fascinate me as completely as Virginia Woolf. Aside from her clearly brilliant mind and the breadth and depth of her cannon of work, we, as readers, have been afforded the opportunity to experience the world and hear about Virginia's creative processes -- and how at times her madness about life fueled those processes -- through her own very articulate voice.
Through the madness there is absolute clarity -- not IN SPITE of it, but rather BECAUSE of it, I'd argue.
This work is comprehensive in nature, and it also affords the reader a complete retrospective. I strongly recommend it for all Virginia fans, all writers, and anyone who is truly in love with the writing process.
Through the madness there is absolute clarity -- not IN SPITE of it, but rather BECAUSE of it, I'd argue.
This work is comprehensive in nature, and it also affords the reader a complete retrospective. I strongly recommend it for all Virginia fans, all writers, and anyone who is truly in love with the writing process.