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icequeen37's review against another edition
3.0
Dear existentialists, enough with the angst already. The underlying idea of the book painting men as the oppressors and women as the oppressed doesn't really do good to either women or men in terms of philosophy of the society. It puts us both into a kind of situation where no one really acts or reacts, we all just simply abide by these written and unwritten rules and sail on. In reality, most people aren't that inactive. What I mean is, this definitely pivotal text on its original publication, feels antiquated in this day and age. Categorizing women as victims who should not be victimized, is still a categorization and reeks badly of essentialism. People do not have a single unchanging essence, enough already. De Beauvoir eventually loses herself in her own philosophy by way of repetitions and aggression.
Having said that, I do still believe everyone should read at least parts of this excruciatingly long book. It can be useful for academic purposes or merely for good debates. It is important for the overall feminist thought, however Eve Ensler or Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie are in my opinion much more applicable and open-minded and their writing beautifully thought-provoking.
Having said that, I do still believe everyone should read at least parts of this excruciatingly long book. It can be useful for academic purposes or merely for good debates. It is important for the overall feminist thought, however Eve Ensler or Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie are in my opinion much more applicable and open-minded and their writing beautifully thought-provoking.
junyan's review
2.0
Who says this book is radical? Did we even read the same book? 观点过于陈旧过于so-called liberal：我不认为男性具有生理上的优势，我也不认为父权对一方反噬会在任何程度上超越父权对另一方的压迫。女人的行动从来只不过是象征性的骚动，她们只挣到男人肯让给她们的东西，她们什么也没有夺取到：她们接受。她们没有自己的过去、没有自己的历史、没有自己的宗教，不群居，共同利益被掩盖。在父权制面前，连资本主义也自叹不如、自认摇摇欲坠、自愧每个毛孔留的血还不够多不够浓。什么时候Women of the world unite才能实现。Part2比part1好一点（但英文版似乎没有划分）。我还是那个观点，比起对女性，父权制对男性的压迫不值一提。这种如瘙痒般的压迫是男性共同维护的不平衡制度带来的反噬，这样的压迫会带给他们多得多的利益。
junyan's review against another edition
1.0
有些观点过于陈旧过于so-called liberal：我不认为男性具有毫无前提的生理上的优势，我也不认为父权对一方反噬会在任何程度上超越父权对另一方的压迫。女人的行动从来只不过是象征性的骚动，她们只挣到男人肯让给她们的东西，她们什么也没有夺取到：她们接受。她们没有自己的过去、没有自己的历史、没有自己的宗教，不群居，共同利益被掩盖。在父权制面前，连资本主义也自叹不如、自认摇摇欲坠、自愧每个毛孔留的血还不够多不够浓。什么时候Women of the world unite才能实现
leonormsousa's review against another edition
Will come back later. Reading too many scientific stuff and need a break from that type of writing.
mrbear's review
2.0
As a fundimental feminist text, this was actually a surprisingly interesting read. I disagreed with so much of it. Mostly I don't support the general idea that "liberty" and "what is natural" is always positive. In my opinion, women by nature of their biological position are always at a slight physical and general disadvantage (based on their need to undergo pregnancy, for example). Creating a system in which this basic problem is removed is an important step, but to call this new system "natural" was frustrating to me. This is not "liberation" in the sense that she means it, but the creation of equality. It is not our social systems that cause inequality, but biology. Our social systems must correct for biological inequity, and blaming them for causing or widening the biological issues is sort of silly. Not to mention that I felt her entire interpretation of the biological differences were silly (men and women put in an equal amount of effort in the creation of a child? really?).
joshlegere's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0