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A review by kgormley
A Secret Sisterhood: The Literary Friendships of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot, and Virginia Woolf by Emily Midorikawa
2.0
I'm not sure this was exactly what I expected. The 2 star rating isn't to say it was a bad book. I found the first section about Jane Austen very interesting and the second section about Charlotte Bronte fairly interesting. I will admit that although I listened to the entire book, I didn't concentrate and follow the third and fourth sections (about Eliot and Woolf) as closely.
I am a little more than embarrassed to admit that until reading this book, I didn't realize George Eliot was a woman (I know .... I'm a librarian, I should know these things). I have never read anything by either Eliot or Woolf. I don't necessarily think Woolf's works would appeal to me, but I am going to try an Eliot title. I'm also thinking I should go back and reread some Bronte (all three of them really ....). I know I read Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights at some point, but I couldn't tell you what either story was about now.
I am a little more than embarrassed to admit that until reading this book, I didn't realize George Eliot was a woman (I know .... I'm a librarian, I should know these things). I have never read anything by either Eliot or Woolf. I don't necessarily think Woolf's works would appeal to me, but I am going to try an Eliot title. I'm also thinking I should go back and reread some Bronte (all three of them really ....). I know I read Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights at some point, but I couldn't tell you what either story was about now.