The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

786 pages first pub 1949 (editions)

nonfiction classics feminism philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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First published in Paris in 1949, The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir was a groundbreaking, risqué book that became a runaway success. Selling 20,000 copies in its first week, the book earned its author both notoriety and admiration. Since the...

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based on 3,601 reviews

Moods

informative: 87%

reflective: 75%

challenging: 65%

inspiring: 33%

emotional: 12%

dark: 8%

sad: 8%

hopeful: 6%

tense: 6%

adventurous: 2%

funny: 1%


Pace

2% of readers chose fast
16% of readers chose medium
81% of readers chose slow
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