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Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by Simone de Beauvoir

magnhildk's review

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5.0

favoritt!!!!!

aftaerglows's review against another edition

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5.0

adulta, avrei ripresa in mano la mia infanzia e ne avrei fatto un capolavoro. mi sognavo come l'artefice esclusiva di me stessa e della mia propria apoteosi.

ingeborg_frey's review against another edition

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Elegant and sweet.

Simone de Beauvoir skildrer hver fase av livet som om det er NÅ hun opplever det, og forsøker ikke å rettferdiggjøre eller unnskylde meninger hun hadde og handlinger hun gjorde som ung - ikke noe etterpåklokskap eller moralisering fra den voksne, skrivende Simone.

Omtrent 60 sider for lang - repeterende til tider. Men det er så pent skrevet, at det ikke gjør noe.

originalmelodie's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

sophie_browne's review against another edition

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Great book but not vibing with it at the moment

madscha's review against another edition

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challenging reflective medium-paced

4.0

trixiew's review

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5.0

Was not expecting such a sad ending. This was a really good read and I related to a lot of it especially the way that she saw herself when she was younger. Her relationship with nature was also particularly relatable (I wish I could spend my summers in the French countryside). I thought the story was unnecessarily drawn out at certain points but overall a very important read for me.

alva_d's review

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5.0

this is probably my favorite book I have ever read.
Simone de Beauvoir is so beautifully putting her thoughts into words and expressing her feelings, this is what makes the book truly great in my opinion. Her experience of adolesence and figuring out herself is portrayed masterfully. I felt as if I was in Paris in the 30s myself while reading this, experiencing for the first time falling in love, dreading life, immense incertainty and every other emotion one stumbles across during childhood or teenage years.

sahraj00's review

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

lucri's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

5.0