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Les Belles Images by Simone de Beauvoir

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wanda_rosa's review against another edition

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reflective

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ger_c_s's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

u_u's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad

I really liked this book and it's depiction of this harrowing sad, disconnected feeling from the world around oneself.
It took me a little while to get used to the narrative style (it switches between first and third person), because I read it in french but it was really worth it!
I loved how it put words to this very complicated mixture of depression, indifference, but at the same time anxiety, and just this deep sense of something lacking within oneself.
I would recommend this to anybody who ever felt out of place in a group of people where nobody seemed to care when you yourself also seem unable to care.
A beautifully crafted novel.
(TW: Eating disorder)

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tennie's review against another edition

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fast-paced

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

3.25

alessandral's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-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

4.5

laroline's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Despite being written over 50 years ago, the book has lost nothing of its importance : by addressing topics as living in society, lonliness, relationships and growing up in an ever-changing world Simone de Beauvoir created a profound reflection on what matters and shows us, that we are not as alone in our conception of the world as we think we are.