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Inseparable
Inseparable: A Never-Before-Published Novel | Simone de Beauvoir
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A never-before-published novel by the iconic Simone de Beauvoir of an intense and vivid girlhood friendship From the moment Sylvie and Andre meet in their Parisian day school, they see in each other an accomplice with whom to confront the mysteries of girlhood. For the next ten years, the two are the closest of friends and confidantes as they explore life in a post-World War One France, and as Andre becomes increasingly reckless and rebellious, edging closer to peril. Sylvie, insightful and observant, sees a France of clashing ideals and religious hypocrisyand at an early age is determined to form her own opinions. Andre, a tempestuous dreamer, is inclined to melodrama and romance. Despite their different natures they rely on each other to safeguard their secrets while entering adulthood in a world that did not pay much attention to the wills and desires of young women. Deemed too intimate to publish during Simone de Beauvoirs life, Inseparable offers fresh insight into the groundbreaking feminists own coming-of-age; her transformative, tragic friendship with her childhood friend Zaza Lacoin; and how her youthful relationships shaped her philosophy. Sandra Smiths vibrant translation of the novel will be long cherished by de Beauvoir devotees and first-time readers alike.
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RowReads1
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#bookbuy This is a good bet. I loved her other fiction .

TheBookHippie I liked it very much. 1y
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Ela1
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merelybookish
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My #doublespin for February. A tale about a passionate friendship between two girls in post WW I France. Not unlike Book of Goose, also a tale about a passionate friendship between two girls in part WW II France. 🤔 Makes me wonder if Li was inspired by de Beauvoir.
Wallace is suspicious. 😼

ShelleyBooksie Wallace is so handsome! 2y
merelybookish @ShelleyBooksie Aw, thanks. 😺 2y
Leftcoastzen Beautiful Wallace !😻 2y
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BarbaraBB Is it good? De Beauvoir is hit or miss for me. 2y
merelybookish @Leftcoastzen He makes up in looks what he lacks in smarts. 😅 2y
merelybookish @BarbaraBB It's ok so far but I also seem to be taking a long time reading a rather short book. 2y
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Kazzie
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Very well written. The love between friends is beautifully described. The deep devotion, at the utter expense of your own health and contentment, for God and more deeply, your family, is so foreign and tragic. Strange to think that someone I equate with deep thinking, especially about women, would have known such anguish

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shortsarahrose
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A fascinating novella about the intense, often one-sided love between female friends, but also about the tragic constraints placed on women depending on their class and religion. I definitely identify with the intellectual and atheistic Sylvie, who deeply loves her friend Andrée. Volume also includes an excellent introduction by Margret Atwood.

My first from de Beauvoir and a good intro to her broader concerns before diving into her philosophy.

TheBookHippie We did this for #LMPBC we all loved it! 2y
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Maria514626
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Wrapped up #lmpbc round 15 with this book. The writing style is different, but the story is so good!

Our #lmpbc crop was exceptional! Included in the batch: two mind expanders. One I wouldn‘t have read. Period. Another I probably wouldn‘t have—too cerebral. Thanks for the excellent picks, @Pogue @TheBookHippie @Hazel2019

Inseparable is also my first book finished during #deweysreadathon. 🙌 #deweyoct

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Maria514626
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Starting the readathon by finishing this great one.
#dewey #readathon #deweysreadathon

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Maria514626
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This came the other day and I‘m plowing through it. A fascinating story of two smart friends growing up in France during the early part of the 20th-century.

Yikes! The societal and religious strictures.

Thanks @Pogue for the yummy tea and lovely bookmark! 😊

@TheBookHippie @Hazel2019 @suvata #lmpbc

TheBookHippie Did the other book make it along? 🙃 I agree 😱 religiosity 😳 2y
Maria514626 @TheBookHippie Did you receive AJ Fikry? I mailed a week ago. 🤞Sometimes I have difficulty with our post office. (edited) 2y
TheBookHippie @Maria514626 yes I read and sent it with my late book!! I meant did you get two books with that book! 😜 2y
Maria514626 Nice reading comprehension. 😆🤦‍♀️ Nope. Just the one book. 2y
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Pogue
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I could not put this down. @TheBookHippie @Hazel2019 @Maria514626 this was the first de Beauvoir I have ever read. I am going to read the little book next. Thank you so much!

TheBookHippie Awe!!! Yay!!!! I‘m so glad you enjoyed it!!! 2y
Maria514626 Did you mail this one? If not, no worries. If you did, it‘s lost in the postal wasteland. I‘ll grab a used copy. 2y
Pogue @Maria514626 I did mail it. I got them out late, I am sorry about that. The day I should have mailed the book off is the day we had to put Dobby our dog to sleep. 2y
Maria514626 @Pogue Not to worry. I‘m so sorry you lost Dobby. Losing your best pal is awful. Sending you good thoughts. 2y
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#alphabetgame #letteri @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
A legend. This is a recently released until now unpublished novella. In general I am not a fan of reading people's work if they shoved it in a drawer away from the public, but I was too drawn to this to say no!
A great book for those who love books about friendship evolution.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Sounds good! 2y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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When people find unpublished works by a famous person I always wonder how that person would feel about it, was this the final draft they were wanting to send into the world?
This is the story of Sylvie and Andree friend through their childhood into adulthood. Some things make little sense - Andree's mother goes from almost negligence in ignoring Andree to not letting her out of her site for seemingly no reason beyond her age maybe? 👇

ChaoticMissAdventures The drastic change in character is not explained. Andree becomes more and more erratic over time and we see from Sylies POV but somehow do not really get to know her. 2y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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3 day rainy weekend. I have started a bunch of different things lately so this weekend I want to focus on wrapping them up.
Tim Tams and wine to help push through.

dylanisreading Scythe is really good! 2y
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Chelsea.Poole
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I wish I would‘ve passed on this one. It‘s newly published, posthumously, and translated from French to English. I think the combination of these two elements were working against it from the get-go for my reading taste. Though I see what the author was doing, I was bored to tears. It reminded me a bit of My Brilliant Friend but with less going for it.

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This did not resonate with me at all.

A story about the friendship between two young women (one of whom dies young) came across detached and cold to me.

I wonder if something was lost in the translation from French to English...

Noodle is super cute today, though 😺

jlhammar Oh my, super cute indeed! 3y
Deblovestoread What a cutie pie, 3y
Ruthiella Incredibly cute! 😻 3y
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BookBabe Noodle! 😻 How adorable!! ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
rubyslippersreads 😻😻😻 3y
Gissy Adorable Noodle😻❤️❤️❤️ 3y
RedxoHearts Oh my so cute! 3y
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This novel sets you into the claustrophobic life of a young woman in the late 1920's in France. A story of de Beauvoir's intense friendship with Zaza, Andree in the book. The rigid beliefs of Catholicism, the social mores of the time, and the control that parents and men had over women serve to literally squeeze the life out of a young passionate woman. This is a short novel that packs a punch. Atwood writes a great intro as well.

Leftcoastzen I‘ve been wondering about this one. 3y
Suet624 @Leftcoastzen as you can see, I got this copy at the library. I think it's worth the read if your library has it. :) 3y
batsy I really want to read this! I need to read more of her fiction; I loved this one 3y
kspenmoll Your review makes me want to read this! 3y
Suet624 @batsy I definitely want to read the book that you've tagged. 3y
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KarenUK
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Thanks for the tag @kspenmoll ☺️💕

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