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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Sono ormai un po' di anni che ho intrapreso questo studio approfondito sul femminismo, leggendo testi più o meno autorevoli e aggiornati che mi hanno aperto gli occhi su un modo di pensare e di agire talmente interiorizzato da diventare invisibile ai miei occhi. In questo vero e proprio viaggio di conoscenza, Il Secondo Sesso è sempre stato all'apice di questa mia piramide immaginaria, difficile e inarrivabile per molto tempo. A gennaio ho deciso che ero pronta, avevo costruito delle fondamenta abbastanza solide per sostenere questo mattonazzo ed effettivamente oggi, dopo ben 6 mesi, posso dire di aver piazzato la colonna portante del mio pensiero femminista. È un saggio difficile, a tratti incomprensibile per i suoi pensieri critici e filosofici, ma andando avanti tenacemente, glissando sulla volontà di perfezione che mi attanaglia nel voler per forza comprendere ogni singola frase, si sono aperte delle finestre su mondi finora sconosciuti. Il Secondo Sesso ha bisogno del suo tempo, va letto nel momento giusto, come se fosse un manuale, va proprio studiato a fondo per comprenderne ogni minima sfumatura. Io credo che da ora in poi ogni mia prossima lettura su questo tema sarà fortemente influenzata da questo saggio e ne sono felice, perché credo di essermi regalata il lusso della conoscenza, un privilegio raro ancora oggi.
Too long. Also the first book is brilliant and the second one is bland an uninteresting, and simply out of date full of literary comparison of her time. It discusses things I’m not in the least interested in so I dropped it. I’ll finish it some other time
This was maybe the densest thing I’ve ever read but was blown away by it. Highly recommend it.
Can't really rate it since I found the first book to be really insightful and interesting, while the second part, before the last chapter, uses examples that, to me, felt less universal, and more pathological, less like girlhood and more like OCD or other mental disorders, which I'm not saying don't (or can't) be caused be a claustrophobia society, but those things should not be used as a universal way to look at the development of the woman's view of the self and other.
I recommend the first part and The Independent Woman, the last chapter, but the second book feels outdated, and one can see that Freud's theories were fresh out the oven.
I recommend the first part and The Independent Woman, the last chapter, but the second book feels outdated, and one can see that Freud's theories were fresh out the oven.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
NUNCA LO VOY A LEER PERO IBA BIEN LAS 200 PAGINAS Q ALCANCÉ A CONCENTRARME MUCHO PSICOANALASISISSSSSSS
informative
reflective
slow-paced
‘The Second Sex’ is a book by the French existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir that was written in 1949 and largely regarded as a
‘Feminist Bible’ for de Beauvoir’s groundbreaking research and analysis. Her thesis of woman as the Other in any and all aspects of her life was brilliantly and thoroughly broken down through various lenses and topics (including love, motherhood, economics, etc.)
I was intimidated to pick up this one due to its feminist importance as well as the length. And while this book can be wordy at times, I think the translation is great, the ideas required so much expansion due to their level of novelty for the time period it was written in. My understanding of feminism has definitely expanded, offering more historical context. I enjoyed this book as its uplifted my own understanding and research interests!
A total dated mess with much to praise and much to loathe, and I'm glad to have read (and I'm glad to have read it with friends). Love her literary criticism and much of her palpable, calculated rage.