709 reviews for:

The Second Sex

Simone de Beauvoir

4.11 AVERAGE

sksrenninger's review against another edition

5.0

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I emerge slightly less mystified about existentialism and with a useful framework of gender to consider and interrogate. An incredibly dense book I'll need to come back to.

katie_rosa_b's review against another edition

3.5

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

hyperstellar's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

glitterdemon's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 4%

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Read chapter one for a uni course.

rachel_sylvan's review against another edition

4.0

challenging informative sad

punkermangos's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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Significant western philosopher on feminism 

conner_knoll's review against another edition

4.5

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

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A chonker. So much info with so much nuance makes it one to revisit in the future

lenasleeps's review against another edition

4.5

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

violethazel's review against another edition

4.75

challenging

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what a book. took me a while to read i won't lie but it was absolutely worth it. 

andreaalegaspi's review against another edition

4.5

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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4.5. Was it hefty? Yes. Did it tire me at times? Yes. Was it cunty? Also yes, in the best ways possible. Have we progressed much as a society? Yes and no.