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blueberry0531's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Classism, and Sexism
Moderate: Racism and Homophobia
diana_raquel's review against another edition
4.0
I always have a somewhat complicated relationship with Vírgínia Woolf. Her style, stream of consciousness, is a literary style that I struggle with. But I was really surprised when I actually could read this book the first time I tried it (Mrs Dalloway took me three times). And I really liked it!
It is supposed to be a book about women writing fiction, but it goes much further. It talks about the role of women in fiction and in society. It isn't a book about feminism, but it is a feminist book, that I strongly recommend. It's one of those books that I think everyone should read at least one time.
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Racial slurs, Homophobia, Classism, Racism, Suicide, and Ableism
morgcailie's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Misogyny, Sexism, and Classism
jessthanthree's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Misogyny
blues's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Classism, Misogyny, and Sexism
pastelkerstin's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Classism, Sexism, and Misogyny
Minor: Mental illness, Sexual content, Colonisation, Racism, Ableism, Alcohol, Suicide, War, and Death
leonormsousa's review against another edition
classism, misogyny, sexism
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I was expecting to love this book but the truth is: I’m not sure I have what it takes to be a Virginia Woolf reader… After my failed attempt at reading The Waves (20 pages in and I decided to leave it for the future), I went with A Room of One’s Own because 1. it’s non-fiction so I guessed the writing would be more straightforward and 2. so many people have been recommending it to me. In the end, although I really did enjoy the book, I can’t help but feel that I’m missing skills to fully grasp and appreciate it (and that’s the reason why I settled on not attributing a rating to this read). While I delighted myself in the more “direct” parts of the book, where she indeed explained the presence of women in literature, I admit I felt a bit bored when reading about her walks, and her meals. I kept feeling like they were there for a reason (which I understood more or less in the end) but I honestly didn’t see a point in them being so long and descriptive. I will give her that her writing was quite beautiful but that wasn’t enough to really grab me. In summary, reading A Room of One’s Own felt a bit like a rollercoaster: there were sections where I was glued to the page, learning about a topic that speaks so much to me, and then moments where I felt no interest at all in what I was reading. I will be giving this book another try, but I feel like I need to expand my skills as a reader before diving into Virginia Woolf again.
Moderate: Classism, Misogyny, and Sexism
tinyjude's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Ableism, Misogyny, and Classism
jenniferpalmblad's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Sexism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Ableism, Classism, and Racism
amymcphrsn's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Classism and Racial slurs