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“The female host was unbelievably judgmental of Virginia Woolf being a classist. She kept bringing it up, at least three times in the little portion that was left actually dedicated to VW. The male host tried to bring it back to the literature without much success, but I’m glad he did. Although no great insight came from either of them. Both seemed impressed by the terrible plagiarizing film The Hours. Also, do we really need to “skip over her questionable morals”?! God almighty. Do you actually know how poor the Woolfs were? How they survived through the sheer amount of articles that Virginia had to write just to make rent? Yes, they had servants but they were employing people/women otherwise unemployed. And Nelly, one of them, tormented them by leaving every other day and then returning and putting them through anxiety after anxiety. She wrote an essay “Am I a Snob?” which addresses precisely her privilege. So in the end you come off as ignorant. Listen to the BBC Radio 4 podcast with Sara Pascoe to find out how to do an episode on VW. Finally, Virginia Woolf didn’t die at 65. Do a minimum of research.”
nucuplmnjuyh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/07/23
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“I came across this podcast after buying one of the novels in the British Library Women Writers series and reading Simon’s afterword. It’s now one of my favourite podcasts, and the best one about books that I’ve found. I‘ve picked up a few books based on recommendations (currently reading Dorothy...”Read full review »
R.E.H22 via Apple Podcasts ·
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01/07/22
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“Love the banter between Simon and Rachel. They have introduced me to so many new authors. They talk about books I am interested in reading. My TBR has exploded since I started listening to this podcast.”
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10/30/22
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“It's a delight to find a podcast that features an intelligent discussion about books.Too many others just have the presenters squealing with excitement about new releases. Simon and Rachel invest time and energy in bringing us insight about the books they discuss”Read full review »
BookerTalk via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/14/19
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