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A review by maebhhowell
Simone Weil: An Anthology by Simone Weil
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Really enjoyed (most of) Weil’s writing although there were a few essays that were too heavy on the political theory/economic side of stuff.
The introduction and biography of Weil was very thorough and readable and I really enjoyed this (having not read any Weil before).
I do have a slight issue with this edition though - there were occasional typos (more than I’ve spotted in a while) and occasionally with the extracts from Gravity and Grace it felt as if I was reading from a book of quotes.
I also noticed that sections were repeated throughout the book - e.g there was a section about workers needing poetry more than bread that was used in one chapter and then repeated in another chapter with a slightly different translation. I found this quite frustrating.
Otherwise a good introduction to Weil and gave me a lot of think about! Just think next time I approach her I’ll try and find a critical edition of her essays or just choose one of her essays to focus on etc rather than this anthology.
The introduction and biography of Weil was very thorough and readable and I really enjoyed this (having not read any Weil before).
I do have a slight issue with this edition though - there were occasional typos (more than I’ve spotted in a while) and occasionally with the extracts from Gravity and Grace it felt as if I was reading from a book of quotes.
I also noticed that sections were repeated throughout the book - e.g there was a section about workers needing poetry more than bread that was used in one chapter and then repeated in another chapter with a slightly different translation. I found this quite frustrating.
Otherwise a good introduction to Weil and gave me a lot of think about! Just think next time I approach her I’ll try and find a critical edition of her essays or just choose one of her essays to focus on etc rather than this anthology.