On Being Ill by Virginia Woolf, Hermione Lee
On Being Ill

Virginia Woolf, Hermione Lee

20 pages first pub 1930 (view editions)

nonfiction classics essays literary memoir psychology challenging reflective slow-paced
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"Always to have sympathy, always to be accompanied, always to be understood would be intolerable." Virginia Woolf's essay begins by lamenting the surprise neglect of ill-health as a potential literary subject. What then unfolds is a dazzlingly wri...

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reflective: 88%

informative: 30%

challenging: 24%

emotional: 18%

inspiring: 16%

funny: 10%

dark: 6%

hopeful: 5%

relaxing: 4%

lighthearted: 2%

mysterious: 2%

sad: 2%

adventurous: 1%


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40% of readers chose medium
21% of readers chose slow
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