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Writing a Woman's Life

Name: Writing a Woman's Life
Author: Carolyn G. Heilbrun

by Carolyn G. Heilbrun

1988•Documentary•144 pages

Taste attributes: documentarybiographyslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, fresh non-fiction book, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

Drawing on the experience of celebrated women, from George Sand and Virginia Woolf to Dorothy Sayers and Adrienne Rich, Heilbrun examines the struggle these writers undertook when their drives made it impossible for them to follow the traditional "male" script for a woman's life.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryBiographyEmpowerment/personal growthSocial commentary

Subjects

AuthorshipAutobiographyBiographyBiography as a literary formWomenWomen and literatureWomen authorsBiographies

Details

Author: Carolyn G. Heilbrun
Published: 1988
Pages: 144
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Source: Open Library

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