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malielinor57's review against another edition
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.25
Great read! Made me once again wish I was French!
bootcatcher's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Infidelity
Minor: Abortion
courtacademia's review
5.0
This book read so well, I was able to imagine so much of the life and times of the people in Paris during the 1940s. I personally admit that I enjoyed the first half of this book so much more than the second. It tapered off for me and I became more disinterested, but I will absolutely reread this in years to come!
originalmelodie's review
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
This book sparked anew a fascination for this period - made me want to read again or for the first time's the books mentioned, listen to jazz and watch New Wave movies again.
noemi_pellizzari's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.25
Interessante spaccato della Parigi del dopoguerra e degli anni '40 che racconta la rinascita intellettuale, culturale e artistica di Parigi e, in particolare, l'esistenzialismo come movimento culturale e come stile di vita. Sono presenti molti grandi nomi della filosofia, della letteratura, della musica e dell' arte, ma al centro rimangono De Beauvoir e Sartre (e Camus).
graywacke's review against another edition
fast-paced
2.5
Poirier‘s fact-dump on post-war Paris - 1945-1949 - is more like a biography on Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, but without getting too close. It‘s so fact dense, that it practically lacks a narrative. Unfortunately, it‘s compromised on audio by a terrible effort that make no distinction of tone or subject changes. It becomes monotonous facts. They‘re deadening at their worst, but hit strides of fascination. My last audiobook for 2022.