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A review by cuppalatte
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
5.0
Have I been schooled by a sassy, angsty and totally awesome writing mentor? Yes.
Do I feel shame and seen and heard at the same time? Yes.
Do I feel like grinding my teeth with regret about not reading this book earlier? Well I've only got about 4 healthy teeth left so you tell me.
But this is a book that I would not have understood earlier.
This is not a book about privacy and being on your own to write.
This is a book about women's voices and why is the same thing 100x tougher for them than it is for men.
This is a book about acknowledging lack of and presence of privilege and going about work nevertheless. Fighting for your stories, your voices to be heard.
Did this book alter my reality and perception on "classic" literature that I always want to read but can't get to and now when I won't look at them with the eyes of a person who hasn't read A Room of One's Own.
The things I've learnt and read are difficult to unsee, because how harshly true they are.
They roused old suppressed anger and made sure I knew that I was justified to feel it, and not a anger-maniac with issues as the men would have us believe.
This is a book about female writers who tried but never earned the respect as their male counterparts, and what exactly was holding them behind. Half were caged in their own brain while some could never leave the shackles of whatever they were taught.
This is a book that I will constantly need to re-read, perhaps everyday or whenever I read any damn piece of fiction because this book is an encyclopedia and self-help and writing guide and social commentary all in one.
F
Do I feel shame and seen and heard at the same time? Yes.
Do I feel like grinding my teeth with regret about not reading this book earlier? Well I've only got about 4 healthy teeth left so you tell me.
But this is a book that I would not have understood earlier.
This is not a book about privacy and being on your own to write.
This is a book about women's voices and why is the same thing 100x tougher for them than it is for men.
This is a book about acknowledging lack of and presence of privilege and going about work nevertheless. Fighting for your stories, your voices to be heard.
Did this book alter my reality and perception on "classic" literature that I always want to read but can't get to and now when I won't look at them with the eyes of a person who hasn't read A Room of One's Own.
The things I've learnt and read are difficult to unsee, because how harshly true they are.
They roused old suppressed anger and made sure I knew that I was justified to feel it, and not a anger-maniac with issues as the men would have us believe.
This is a book about female writers who tried but never earned the respect as their male counterparts, and what exactly was holding them behind. Half were caged in their own brain while some could never leave the shackles of whatever they were taught.
This is a book that I will constantly need to re-read, perhaps everyday or whenever I read any damn piece of fiction because this book is an encyclopedia and self-help and writing guide and social commentary all in one.
F