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majesticbirdy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship
_rowan_'s review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Slavery, Drug use, Death, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Grief
nabila99's review against another edition
- 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
this book is absolutely heart-wrenching, so much so that i had to start reading another book in the middle of it, even though i was really enjoying it, because it is so heavy....i've read novels with much darker and sadder subject material, but the way de Beauvoir writes about pain, loss of identity, desperation, resentment, hope, and despair is so visceral i cried multiple times, especially in the last eponymous short story. she captures women's suffering like no other.
i only took off a half star because the writing style in the second short story, the monologue, is so difficult to follow (even though it's genius and i admire the technique and contrast in narrative voices), and some of the side characters could have been more fleshed out.
cannot wait to read more of de Beauvoir's work!
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Drug abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Alcohol, Misogyny, Death, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicide, Abandonment, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Blood, Abortion, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Racism, and Sexual content
bill369's review against another edition
- 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
I don't really have a favourite character. However, I do believe the characters are incredibly well made and I did feel for them
Three stories about older women. Women who were abandoned, cheated on or betrayed. The work captures so much anger these women feel and puts these struggles, which for women come with age, into the spotlight. Discussing these themes is essential and I'm glad I saw a new point of view.
Page 34, what is youth.
Page 43–44, you are so young!
Page 97, good quote.
Pila s velice jemnými zoubky se mi zařezává do srdce.
Page 118, the rock bottom.
Page 154, joy.
Veselost: vzduch je průzračný, čas plyne, lehce se dýchá: nic jiného jsem nežádala.
I liked the end of every story.
I adore how this book is filled with rage. It's perfect. It strikes where it should and I did like it a lot.
Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child death and Stalking
Minor: Child abuse and Pregnancy
chantal18's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexism, Misogyny, Infidelity, Grief, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse