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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
Anything I say will do the brilliant Virginia Woolf injustice - 90 years after they were written the words in these pages are accurate to the point where you have to put the book down and stare awestruck at the wall or wish to run out and tell everyone you meet what you just read.
I was interested pretty much as soon as I read "Woolf's prescription is clear: if a woman is to find creative expression equal to a man's, she must have an independent income, and a room of her own" on the back cover. Still, the beauty - and here I mean not the aesthetic of the words, but clarity, freedom of thought, and the indisputability of words - of expression caught me off guard.
In a little over 100 pages, Woolf gives a detailed analysis of the history of women in fiction, their gradual progress, biggest obstacles on their path to success, and the misplaced attention in women's writing.
Perhaps the sad part - although astonishing when the writing is concerned - is that this is a pretty bold statement on class privilege, one that is still relevant in our day. Woolf recognizes that freeing of talent begins with freeing the talented one from poverty - therefore no matter the profession (if you think this is a book only about writing, you are mistaken), true equality begins with financial independence.
A Room of One's Own also offers an interesting perspective on the current state of male-female relationships and the point where we're heading in the wrong direction. It was hard to believe she was talking about 1928 - much of it is true now.
You'll forgive me this cliche, but if there is one book every woman should read, it's this one.
I was interested pretty much as soon as I read "Woolf's prescription is clear: if a woman is to find creative expression equal to a man's, she must have an independent income, and a room of her own" on the back cover. Still, the beauty - and here I mean not the aesthetic of the words, but clarity, freedom of thought, and the indisputability of words - of expression caught me off guard.
In a little over 100 pages, Woolf gives a detailed analysis of the history of women in fiction, their gradual progress, biggest obstacles on their path to success, and the misplaced attention in women's writing.
Perhaps the sad part - although astonishing when the writing is concerned - is that this is a pretty bold statement on class privilege, one that is still relevant in our day. Woolf recognizes that freeing of talent begins with freeing the talented one from poverty - therefore no matter the profession (if you think this is a book only about writing, you are mistaken), true equality begins with financial independence.
A Room of One's Own also offers an interesting perspective on the current state of male-female relationships and the point where we're heading in the wrong direction. It was hard to believe she was talking about 1928 - much of it is true now.
You'll forgive me this cliche, but if there is one book every woman should read, it's this one.
La reflexión y el mensaje que da la autor en este ensayo me parece muy importante incluso en un contexto actual, sin embargo, para mi en algunas ocasiones su prosa fue un poco tediosa y aburrida.
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An absolute must-have for every bookshelf. I didn’t even delete it from my e-reader, it’s THAT good. Truly incredible. Every woman should read this at least once. It's a powerful and unique work that traces the foundations of feminism from past to present. I went through so many emotions while reading it. Deep gratitude to the Woolf for writing this book.
“I told you in the course of this paper that Shakespeare had a sister, but do not look for her in Sir Sidney Lee’s life of the poet. She died young—alas, she never wrote a word. She lies buried where the omnibuses now stop, opposite the Elephant and Castle. Now my belief is that this poet who never wrote a word and was buried at the crossroads still lives. She lives in you and in me, and in many other women who are not here tonight, for they are washing up the dishes and putting the children to bed. But she lives; for great poets do not die; they are continuing presences; they need only the opportunity to walk among us in the flesh......... But I maintain that she would come if we worked for her and that so to work, even in poverty and obscurity, is worthwhile.”
I am so glad I finally read this masterpiece. Classics are always kind of hit and miss and for me, and therefore I am always skeptical starting one (plus the language of course). But I am immensely glad I read this one. It was a bit hard to get into at first because this writing style is really not something I would like to read. These essays are coming from the stream of consciousness and therefore you're bound to get lost because it is some else's thought process. But I loved how sarcastic and witty Woolf's writing is and I have laughed at some points and got goosebumps at others.
This book is so ahead of its time because although it was written in the 1920s, there are lines in this book that rings true to this day. This I believe is one of the pioneering works of women in literature and feminism. I would definitely re-read this one time and again. I would urge you to pick it up, you will not regret it one bit.
I am so glad I finally read this masterpiece. Classics are always kind of hit and miss and for me, and therefore I am always skeptical starting one (plus the language of course). But I am immensely glad I read this one. It was a bit hard to get into at first because this writing style is really not something I would like to read. These essays are coming from the stream of consciousness and therefore you're bound to get lost because it is some else's thought process. But I loved how sarcastic and witty Woolf's writing is and I have laughed at some points and got goosebumps at others.
This book is so ahead of its time because although it was written in the 1920s, there are lines in this book that rings true to this day. This I believe is one of the pioneering works of women in literature and feminism. I would definitely re-read this one time and again. I would urge you to pick it up, you will not regret it one bit.
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