The Well of Loneliness

it should be MANDATORY that everyone reads this book. everyone. there isn't anything too astounding about her writing style, and nothing too "deep" about it either. anyone could pick up this book and see clearly everything she's very clearly alluding to, so there isn't much mystery, but instead, a w......more

this book was written to test how much I can handle back to back before I have a complete breakdown......more

I really wanted to like this more than I did. The Well of Loneliness-- and the legal battles over its publication --increased awareness and acceptance of lesbians in British and American culture. The first few chapters, approximately the first quarter of the book, were interesting. It was an emotive......more

what could have been a fascinating chronicle of a tough butch interloper challenging mainstream society becomes the drippy tale of a woman who just wants to be loved, and the cruel little bitch who leads her on. oh what a deep well! the writing's pretty swell though, that can't be denied. tres elega......more

A beautiful, thought-provoking, frustrating novel. It’s literally called The Well of Loneliness, so it’s not like I expected a happy ending. But still, I didn’t expect it to be quite so horrible. The novel is a fascinating exploration of its era’s ideas about gender and sexuality, as foundational to......more