Reviews - A Room of One's Own

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A Room of One's Own

Virginia Woolf

4.21 AVERAGE

elizabooksss's review against another edition

3.0

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Let the girlies write!

pacavegano's review against another edition

5.0

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This was my second time reading this. The first time was long ago in school—from which I remembered the general premise, the fact that I liked it, and little else. This time I read it with a reading group. The other members of this group drew my attention to aspects of, and ambiguities in, the book that I might otherwise have missed. It’s a book with a lot of interesting and powerful ideas to ponder. It is also a very entertaining and often funny book. Well worth reading for its place in the history of women’s literature, for its exploration of the history of women in (Western) society, and for its analysis of, and ponderings on, literature in general.

ksharaz's review against another edition

5.0

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lilith89ibz's review against another edition

5.0

For my first Woolf I attempted to read [b:To the Lighthouse|59716|To the Lighthouse|Virginia Woolf|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1639106809l/59716._SY75_.jpg|1323448], and that didn't go well for my poor ADHD brain. Woolf's essay writing is exponentially easier to read, and not only did she make sense, she also wrote beautifully.

This should never have been a controversial book (when all you're asking for is control over your finances and a private room in which to work, the bar is very low). And yet. The point she makes about people in power, mostly men, wanting to assert their superiority by forcibly taking away other people's freedom to function as individuals is a tale as old as time. She also says that being independently wealthy is a great way to reclaim that freedom, and she's still not wrong in 2022.

Looking forward to attempting to read her fiction again, hopefully with more success next time.