Reviews

The Woman Destroyed by Simone de Beauvoir

hancevincent's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

anafreitasaf's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

zreadz's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

gotsome_bookmuscle's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

the first 2 stories were kinda interesting but it was v slow. The main story really got me hooked like im advocating for her to just leave Maurice :(((( but in the end just deep sighs. Siz you got this leave his ass 🤣

tues's review against another edition

Bored as shiiiit

stephanieroc's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Interesantes reflexione sobre mujeres adultas y su relación con su edad, sus esposos, sus hijos, entre otros temas. Mi favorito fue La edad de la discreción.

alicep03's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

halfbakedastronaut's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

bookishnas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

stefhyena's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

it's a classic. I am a Philistine and I don't always understand them. This seemed depressing and predictable. Simone de Beauuvoir is supposed to be a feminist.

The first story sounded like it would sound better in french. It was interesting to identify clumsy bit which were probably not clumsy at all in the original language. I sort of liked the second one in a "Lady Susan" sort of a way. The third one was so long and you knew where it was going and it was not an enjoyable trip so I am not sure what the point of it was. Maurice was incredibly selfish. 

I don't even get all that judgy about people sleeping with whoever but it was more the way he was dishonest and entitled that pissed me off about him. It would have been noce if the protagonist got some sort of revenge or had literally anything in her life other than tedious, tawdry little husband. At first I had hope she would have a affair with the homeless girl but she kind of faded out of the plot which makes you wonder why she was there at all.