Reviews

Una donna spezzata by Simone de Beauvoir

gatinhosr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

they’re just girls

ssibold's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Fuck Maurice. First and final stories are great. The middle one is okay, not a fan of no punctuation. I am glad it was the shortest. 

kmar_el_matri's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

jenniey3's review against another edition

4.0

Rounded up to a 4.

Ranking of the Stories:

1) The Age of Discretion
2) Monologue
3) Woman Destroyed

Book could be renamed "Portrait of a Marriage"

jashegerova's review against another edition

4.0

A deeply unsettling read - de Beauvoir is very talented at depicting the things people really think. lost all hope in matrimony.

st_chessa's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

francesfincher's review against another edition

4.0

"Rages, nightmares, horror - words cannot encompass them. I set things down on paper when I recover strength, either in despair or in hope. But the feeling of total bewilderment, of stunned stupidity, of falling apart - these pages do not contain them."

joandidionenthusiast's review against another edition

4.5

i sat outside in the freezing cold for god knows how long because i was so interested by the last story in this book. it felt so real and vivid, as if i was watching it play out right in front of me.

laurbgill's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

5.0

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