And I'm struggling to get through Forever Amber, the forgotten and widely banned 1944 novel on Restoration England by Kathleen Winsor — nearly 1,000 pages or hours and hours of listening time. Mrs. Dalloway shades into full-fledged novel even though it is a short one (usually between 200-224 pages), and a wonderful suggestion. It's honestly the only Virginia Woolf novel I've ever been able to get through ...
I actually just taught “The Yellow Wallpaper” today in a composition class. We had a very lively conversation regarding how the protagonist is stripped of all semblance of an identity and forced to reject everything she knows to be true about herself and her relationship to the world. My students saw application of the story to our own culture in terms of the psychological damage caused by these gaslighting strategies and the long-term effects of being denied a resonant voice. Excellent selection!
As someone currently struggling to get through Fanny Burney's Evalina (one-third of the way through and not waving but drowning in arch Regency banter) this is very welcome! I'd add my favourite Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway.
And I'm struggling to get through Forever Amber, the forgotten and widely banned 1944 novel on Restoration England by Kathleen Winsor — nearly 1,000 pages or hours and hours of listening time. Mrs. Dalloway shades into full-fledged novel even though it is a short one (usually between 200-224 pages), and a wonderful suggestion. It's honestly the only Virginia Woolf novel I've ever been able to get through ...
I actually just taught “The Yellow Wallpaper” today in a composition class. We had a very lively conversation regarding how the protagonist is stripped of all semblance of an identity and forced to reject everything she knows to be true about herself and her relationship to the world. My students saw application of the story to our own culture in terms of the psychological damage caused by these gaslighting strategies and the long-term effects of being denied a resonant voice. Excellent selection!
Thank you so much for your perspective! It's disturbing that tales like The Yellow Wallpaper (and A Handmaid's Tale) are still all too relevant.
As someone currently struggling to get through Fanny Burney's Evalina (one-third of the way through and not waving but drowning in arch Regency banter) this is very welcome! I'd add my favourite Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway.