A review by suzsta
A Very Easy Death by Simone de Beauvoir

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A startlingly intimate portrait of the death of her mother, De Beauvoir articulates the agonies and ecstasies of loving someone who is going to shortly die in this poignant memoir. Visceral, lyrical, and deeply affecting throughout it's 100 pages, A Very Easy Death opens a window into the final days of Francoise De Beauvoir's life that pulls no punches, but drips with compassion right to the inevitable end. 

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for access to this translated work.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness