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A review by stargazer_1010
A Room of One's Own & The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf
4.0
—— A Room of One’s Own ——
I had a certain image of A Room of One’s Own going into it, thinking these are essays on women and their place in society but this was not so much the case. Woolf more so focuses on Woman in the context of fiction, as a writer and artist. Of course, she does describe parts of this societal position which she needs to support her arguments and observations. Because these were so enjoyable to read, it would’ve been interesting if she had delved deeper. But that was not the point of this book.
Nonetheless, with each page it got more interesting. Clear yet symbolical. Elegantly written with parts that are relevant still. Except for, or especially because of, a sentence here or there that raised a couple of questions (isn’t this racist? isn’t this hypocritical?), definitely food for thought.
I had a certain image of A Room of One’s Own going into it, thinking these are essays on women and their place in society but this was not so much the case. Woolf more so focuses on Woman in the context of fiction, as a writer and artist. Of course, she does describe parts of this societal position which she needs to support her arguments and observations. Because these were so enjoyable to read, it would’ve been interesting if she had delved deeper. But that was not the point of this book.
Nonetheless, with each page it got more interesting. Clear yet symbolical. Elegantly written with parts that are relevant still. Except for, or especially because of, a sentence here or there that raised a couple of questions (isn’t this racist? isn’t this hypocritical?), definitely food for thought.