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� I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing. � � Agatha Christie
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� I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it. � � Mark Twain
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� Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet? ...more � � L.M. Montgomery
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A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
"Fascinating and influential feminist theories but slow and tiresome in getting to the point"
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A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
"Considered one of the first feminist essay, this book brings up an interesting argument.
A woman could not have written Shakespeare's work because she would have needed "a room of her own". Essentially, an education, the capacity to travel the world and the independence needed to do so.

She goes on to say that the key element for her to be able to become a writer was money/financial independence. I agreed with her up to that point.

However, I think that she was able to "let go of her anger and resentment towards men/society" because she was a white woman. Money wouldn't be enough for all women. She mentions that women have had the right to vote for 9 years as she's writing but not all women... Basically her feminism lacks intersectionality.

I'll probably have mix feelings about older feminist works for similar reasons but I think it's interesting to see how things have progressed.

Her writing style is not for me. So dense. If English is also not your first language, be prepared!"
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Review7394661289 Sat, 15 Mar 2025 06:44:11 -0700 <![CDATA[Xander added 'Rebecca']]> /review/show/7394661289 Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Xander gave 5 stars to Rebecca (Kindle Edition) by Daphne du Maurier
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Review7138924673 Sat, 15 Mar 2025 06:43:31 -0700 <![CDATA[Xander added 'The Secret History']]> /review/show/7138924673 The Secret History by Donna Tartt Xander gave 5 stars to The Secret History (Paperback) by Donna Tartt
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Review7404890015 Sat, 15 Mar 2025 06:42:42 -0700 <![CDATA[Xander added 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland']]> /review/show/7404890015 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Xander gave 5 stars to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Hardcover) by Lewis Carroll
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