Reviews

Den brutna kvinnan by Simone de Beauvoir

mjkreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

serialreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-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

3.0

carla_leah's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

whitneysederberg's review against another edition

5.0

i love a good book about terrible women.

each story was excellent, i was very fond of the first one but torn apart by the third. the narrator is so well written and immersive it made me want to hate my boyfriend too. i wish i knew more about french/the translation since i could tell there was a bit of nuance in the language that was lost on me. but simone is certainly a new favorite author of mine, this is my first time reading her fiction. it was also fun to read this in paris, reading about a lunch date in parc montsouris while lounging in a post-picnic-cheese-comatose in parc montsouris :)

prollynotclaire's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I was oblivious of what this book entails before I started reading it. I am uncertain whether I'll consider that as an advantage or not as I was unprepared for every word contained. However, "The Woman Destroyed" is definitely an amusing, reflective read.

jadenidk's review against another edition

Did not realize when I borrowed this that it was written in 1967. Was just hard to get into

grassjohn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

jordynkw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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

2.5

katesharp's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.0

katy_ryn's review against another edition

5.0

Simone de Beauvoir ripped my heart out, and I said, “thank you.”