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Posted by partlycloudy on September 22, 2004, at 7:33:38
It's hard to be a member of a book club if you can't read the book. *SIGH* It's Virginia Woolfe and every sentence is just swirling about in my brain without settling down. Anyone have the Cliff Notes on "Room With A View"?? I haven't a clue what she's saying. Perhaps if it was published in People magazine I could get through it (with lots of pictures).
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Posted by Racer on September 22, 2004, at 9:58:40
In reply to Can't read again, dang it!, posted by partlycloudy on September 22, 2004, at 7:33:38
But as for Ginny's little rumination, I can tell you something about that one...
The "Niece of an earl" was Jane Austen, that much I remember, and that the basic premise is that any woman can be a successful writer -- but only if she has "500 pounds per annum and a room of her own." Basically, it's a feminist statement about the priveledges that men have that women don't, and the beadle keeping her out of the library is the illustration of how that works.
How's that for a capsule review?
Honestly, though, while it's very difficult to get your mind floating into the Woolf patterns, if you can manage it, it's a good read. Not an easy read, though, because you do have to give yourself up to her rhythms and those are rather alien rhythms at the best of times. I read a fair amount of her work in college, but some of it was simply beyond me. "Mrs Dalloway" was one that I could never get through, for instance, no matter how I tried. "Orlando" was a different story -- once I figured out the pattern, it went smoothly. My mother tried it, too, about the same time, and couldn't stand it. She didn't understand the idea behind it, though: it wasn't about one person, it was the history of Vita Sackville-West's family, from the 16th century to modern times. Once you get that, it's not quite so weird. It helps to know something about the characters, like Pope, that show up in it.
Good luck. And let's share the hope that we can both regain the ability to read. (I've got a stack going of things to read, and it's frustrating as all get out that I can't manage them. Then again, I keep trying to finish things I start, and that might be part of my problem...)
Posted by NikkiT2 on September 22, 2004, at 14:01:31
In reply to Can't read again, dang it!, posted by partlycloudy on September 22, 2004, at 7:33:38
*gives you a big squidgy hug*
Hmm.. I doubt my brain would go for that at the moment!!
I shall find you Bridge Notes! ;)
I was just coming here to post about my latest book purchasing expedition.. Seeing as I had some wonderful vouchers to spend *w* I saved them up till I a) ran out fo books on my pile, and b) the new bog waterstones opened.. but, the day before it opened, I stumbled across the most wonderful, perfect, heavenly waterstones I have ever found *grins* the new one is big, bright, busy.. hell in other words!! But 2 even closer to my office (the new one is 200 yards, but the better one only 100 yards!!).. It seemed so small, but when I went in it was HUGE, and dark, and yummy, with lots of wood, and hardly any people!!
I think I'm in love!!!!Post coming!!
Nikki xxx
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