Reviews - A Room of One's Own

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I have to thank Virginia Woolf and in particular this book for opening my eyes to many things and bringing me closer to the concept of feminism. I admit that after reading it, it became my favorite book ever!

caffellatte's review against another edition

5.0

ci manchi Virginia

eleoraz's review against another edition

5.0

Bah écoutez, c'est super mais ça a quand même drôlement vieilli aussi. Si le fond reste vrai (pour écrire (/créer) il faut du temps (donc de l'argent) et de l'espace, la dichotomie homme/femme est vraiment méga datée (et en un sens, c'est plutôt une bonne nouvelle). Par contre c'est évidemment très bien écrit et très drôle aussi.

jesshock's review against another edition

3.75

inspiring reflective medium-paced

thesvb's review against another edition

4.5

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

obviouspau's review against another edition

5.0

todas las estrellas del mundo, Virginia Woolf te re amo

silverbirch's review against another edition

4.5

hopeful informative slow-paced

Alcott writes in a story that ‘all the philosophy in our house is not in the study, a good deal is in the kitchen, where a fine old lady thinks thoughts and does kind deeds while she cooks and scrubs.’ What can be said of philosophy by Alcott is also implied by Woolf about fiction. The concept of intellectual freedom is an inherently gendered issue - the privilege to sit and think, and only think, is a privilege hard-won. Coexisting in the intellectual realm and the one of domestic responsibility forms the crux of Woolf’s argument, as she takes us through a meandering narrative that flits between the real and the metaphysical, musing on the idea of ‘women and fiction’ while being occasionally pulled back into reality by the reminder that she is physically trespassing in a male-dominated environment. Excellently written and strikingly modern.