Orlando, Orlando
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transHey all,
This is something I've recently explored in my own journal, but thought it may also be fitting to post here.
I've recently found Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" and strong recommend it to anyone who hasn't encountered it. It tells the centuries-spanning story of a young boy who decides not to grow old, then doesn't, metamorphising into a woman halfway through the book. This influences his/her sense of identity and results in some very compelling observations/critiques of gender, sex, and sexuality (and many other things, of course) and how they relate to a person's identity. I won't go into too much more, as I don't want to spoil the book for those who are interested.
Anyway, in summation, if you haven't --- read this book!
This is something I've recently explored in my own journal, but thought it may also be fitting to post here.
I've recently found Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" and strong recommend it to anyone who hasn't encountered it. It tells the centuries-spanning story of a young boy who decides not to grow old, then doesn't, metamorphising into a woman halfway through the book. This influences his/her sense of identity and results in some very compelling observations/critiques of gender, sex, and sexuality (and many other things, of course) and how they relate to a person's identity. I won't go into too much more, as I don't want to spoil the book for those who are interested.
Anyway, in summation, if you haven't --- read this book!
