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A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

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lunarflare's review against another edition

5.0

“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 worth while.”

i won’t rate it as it is nonfiction, but man woolf had such a mind. i hadn’t read nonfiction in a while (at least not this long) and while it was a bit hard to get through and i felt obligated to deconstruct every single thing, it was very illuminating and thought provoking.

edit: i’ve actually rated nonfiction in the past so why not!!! 5 stars

bravemance's review

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challenging hopeful slow-paced

jillaay_h's review

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challenging funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

michellechien930's review against another edition

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4.0

The mother of second wave feminism and an incredible writer, Virginia Woolf exemplifies the case for women's writers and the disparaging differences between men and women's economic circumstances. She draws on the history of endowment, gender roles and societal values to create a fictitious argument spoken like a lecture. The arguments Woolf touches on in "A Room of One's Own" are still incredibly relevant and important to the feminine discourse of today. Drags a tad bit, but really impressive, and definitely should be required reading!

"A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."