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juliajjshields 's review for:
The Woman Destroyed
by Simone de Beauvoir
what a depressing lil book. 3 stories about 3 different women. the writing & points in the first were my favorite. I didn’t care for the second…it was hard to get through honestly. I read various other books since starting this one just because I dreaded returning to the second story. The final story titled the woman destroyed was just so sad…following the diary entries of a woman whose husband is having an affair. My heart broke for her. de Beauvoir is a strong storyteller but thats nothing new!
I think considering I struggle with mental health, I need a book that has at least some light or warmth. This was just 254 single lined pages of beautifully written tragedy lol. I can see myself returning to it later in life & appreciating it more deeply. I hope that then I’d be reading it in French & that I wouldn’t relate to the crises they’re going through! All to say, this just really wasn’t it for me rn
“Chaque atome de silence // Est la chance d'un fruit mûr” (16)
I think considering I struggle with mental health, I need a book that has at least some light or warmth. This was just 254 single lined pages of beautifully written tragedy lol. I can see myself returning to it later in life & appreciating it more deeply. I hope that then I’d be reading it in French & that I wouldn’t relate to the crises they’re going through! All to say, this just really wasn’t it for me rn
“Chaque atome de silence // Est la chance d'un fruit mûr” (16)