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apawney97's review against another edition
4.0
Easy 5/5! An exquisite collection which features an extract from 'A Room of One's Own'; an extract from Woolf's highly experimental novel 'The Waves' and two of Virginia Woolf's essays entitled 'Street Haunting: A London Adventure' and 'How Should One Read a Book?'. The name for the collection is apt since it deals with different approaches to the theme of Liberty - especially in 'A Room of One's Own', Woolf's feminist tract and 'Street Haunting', which starts from the mere mentioning of a pencil - a pencil which takes the reader on a mystifying journey across the streets of London. The extracts also deal with the reader's freedom to multiple interpretations - not being solely limited to one perspective. Woolf emphasises the fact that the reader should find his own method of reading and his own critical voice. Simply amazing!
thepagesilivein's review against another edition
5.0
Such a beautiful little collection. Great as an introduction to Virginia Woolf, or as a small collection to reminisce about novels already read.
iina's review against another edition
4.0
Great intro into some of Woolf’s writing, though I feel like The Waves excerpt was much harder to get into than her essays here.
Thank you to the publisher (Vintage) for sending me my copy.
Thank you to the publisher (Vintage) for sending me my copy.
sophdickinson's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
obvs 5 stars it’s virginia 🥰🥰🥰