35 review for The Sisters' Arts: The Writing and Painting of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell

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   4 out of 5

   F.J. Commelin – Nov 01, 2018

   Mayer not always easy to read , this study where Virginia paints in words and and Vanessa writes in images is certainly worthwhile.

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   5 out of 5

   Ellen – Sep 21, 2012

   Although many of the comparisons made by Gillespie between Virginia Woolf's and her sister, Vanessa Bell's aesthetics and belief systems about art and literature were interesting, this book read like a Masters degree thesis. It's very, very repetitive and there were times when I thought the author was drawing connections out of thin air, stretching similarities to the point at which they nearly snapped. I am very interested in Bell and her art, and so continued to read through although I felt li Although many of the comparisons made by Gillespie between Virginia Woolf's and her sister, Vanessa Bell's aesthetics and belief systems about art and literature were interesting, this book read like a Masters degree thesis. It's very, very repetitive and there were times when I thought the author was drawing connections out of thin air, stretching similarities to the point at which they nearly snapped. I am very interested in Bell and her art, and so continued to read through although I felt like stopping after the first 150 pages. If you like theory and are interested in Woolf and Bell, perhaps you'll enjoy reading this, but it wasn't for me.

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   5 out of 5

   Ann Piccirillo –

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   5 out of 5

   Niamh –

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   5 out of 5

   Laura –

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   4 out of 5

   Peter Wise –

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   4 out of 5

   Laura J. W. –

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   5 out of 5

   K –

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   5 out of 5

   Patricia –

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    5 out of 5

    Christine –

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    4 out of 5

    Elizabeth –

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    5 out of 5

    Christine (Padfoot's Library) –

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    5 out of 5

    Kathleen –

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    4 out of 5

    Darren L. –

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    4 out of 5

    Faith-Anne –

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    5 out of 5

    Joe –

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    5 out of 5

    Leo Leoson –

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    5 out of 5

    Elizabeth –

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    4 out of 5

    Jim Jarvise –

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    5 out of 5

    Gina Ruiz –

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    4 out of 5

    Inna –

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    4 out of 5

    Phyllis –

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    4 out of 5

    Laura –

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    4 out of 5

    Cathleen –

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    5 out of 5

    JSA Lowe –

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    5 out of 5

    Belinda –

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    4 out of 5

    Misha Mathew –

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    5 out of 5

    K.O. –

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    5 out of 5

    Elizabeth –

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    5 out of 5

    Elizabeth Sheehan –

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    5 out of 5

    qtasha –

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    4 out of 5

    Grammie Jones –

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    4 out of 5

    Serena –

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    5 out of 5

    Diane –

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    4 out of 5

    *Mlp* –