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elleduplessis's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.25
ilegnealle's review against another edition
4.0
I have read A Room of One's Own before, but this was my first time reading Three Guineas.
I am not arrogant enough to say that I understood every bit of what Woolf is trying to tell me here, I certainly did not. This is in part due to English being my second language, but also to the sheer intelligence and linguistic talent of Woolf.
These essays are so beautifully written, ARoOO even more so than TG. I think I understood the main messages of each essay, probably a bit more in TG. I think I don't agree with all of her statements, but that is largely due to the difference in time ebtween her and me, I suppose.
I really like the points she made in TG about women's unpaid work (traditionally female work like housekeeping, raising children etc.) and the comments of the male influence on the research on pregnancy, labour and delivery she makes at the very end.
It was difficult to read and definitely took me longer than I expected for a book where the main essays are roughly 200 pages long.
But I would definitely recommend this edition, because all the explanatory notes and annotations are indeed helpful to understand the references she makes and to better understand the general public mindset at the time of her writing.
I really recommend this book, and will probably read it again. Next time, hopefully, understanding even more.
I am not arrogant enough to say that I understood every bit of what Woolf is trying to tell me here, I certainly did not. This is in part due to English being my second language, but also to the sheer intelligence and linguistic talent of Woolf.
These essays are so beautifully written, ARoOO even more so than TG. I think I understood the main messages of each essay, probably a bit more in TG. I think I don't agree with all of her statements, but that is largely due to the difference in time ebtween her and me, I suppose.
I really like the points she made in TG about women's unpaid work (traditionally female work like housekeeping, raising children etc.) and the comments of the male influence on the research on pregnancy, labour and delivery she makes at the very end.
It was difficult to read and definitely took me longer than I expected for a book where the main essays are roughly 200 pages long.
But I would definitely recommend this edition, because all the explanatory notes and annotations are indeed helpful to understand the references she makes and to better understand the general public mindset at the time of her writing.
I really recommend this book, and will probably read it again. Next time, hopefully, understanding even more.
bethkneee's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
I did not read Three Guineas as it didn't pique my interest as much as A Room Of One's Own did. However, I would say A Room Of One's Own, despite having been written all those years ago, is very much applicable to day especially to more marginalised communities. The ideas of opportunity and privilege remain the harsh truth of women and girls today who in spite of having so much potential to write and express their thoughts do not have the opportunity to do so. Definitely an impactful read this Women's History Month.
zantyu2's review
3.5
Great feminist literature I love her writing style and will definitely read more in the future.