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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book in French:  &quot;Une morte très douce.&quot;  That means I chewed it over a bit more than I would have in English, since I still read French rather slowly.  It is a brilliant book, and I want to reread it in English to see if the English translation would be suitable to pair with ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55615287">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[We all have to face it--the death of our mothers.  And for people, like me, who have had a strained, if not outright difficult, relationship with our mothers, this book hits home.  Simone de Beauvoir recounts the last month of her mother's life as she dies from the cancer that she was never told tha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50743371">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was such a touching book.  I identify strongly with de Beauvoir's very practical view of life and death, and so was quite taken with the strong affect that her mother's death had on this view (even though her mother's death was not the first she had had to deal with).  It really made me think t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15858393">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had the feeling that this book was written by Simone de Beauvoir just for the sake of coming up with a book out for her mother's death. I found nothing special about the whole event; something that was remarkable, touching or heartwarming at least. I have also experienced losing a parent and sure ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56458763">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[a moving and sensitive potrayal of her mother born out of intelligence and deep empathy with her. Describes in detail her death from cancer and the conflicting emotions concerning decisions that could result in death now or death later. Offers a critical view of the medical establishment's treatment...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52224434">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A beautiful and touching memoir of Simone De Beauvoir's experience dealing with her mother's death. The story takes up from a fall, that leads to a hospital visit, to a discovery of a tumor. It flashes back to the story of her mothers life and then takes us through the last 30 days of this poor woma...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19528757">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A short, crisp read. Keeps you actively engaged each step of the way. Insightful and introspective. Probably ill advised to gift to ones mother. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[read the book, not the audio. I can't find the editions I read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[this is my favourite writing by one of my 2 namesakes. this is a quick read, a 100-pg novella (a neglected form i think). she talks about her mother's  death and effortlessly entwines existential philosophy and personal reflection together. i think that this book is an example of a truly feminist mo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35342937">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Simone de Beauvoir's moving reflection on her mother's final illness.<br/><br/><em>When my father died I did not cry at all.  I had said to my sister, &quot;It will be the same for Maman.&quot;  I had understood all my sorrows up until that night: even when they flowed over my head I recognized myself...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30127449">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An important book for me. I read it several years ago, and again recently (my mother passed away a little over a year ago). It helped me think through a lot of things that have been sort of dormant since her passing, and inspired me to write about my own experience in order to help sort out some tho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26618652">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this in French many years ago, but I couldn't finish wading through the 18 pages of books on GR by &amp; about her to find the French edition. I remember it was very beautiful and not difficult to read (both in terms of subject and use of language).]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Of course, a beautiful piece on death.  De Beauvoir's voice is always very quiet, yet it stays with the reader long after the last page is turned.  Her existential/philosophical comments are riveting and deserve an eternal return. . . .]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the things that I learnt from this book was that if I wanted to go to Paris and didn't want to meet any French people, the best time to go would be August.<br/><br/>I'm just glad that I read this book before my mother dies.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this in French, so my understanding of it may be somewhat limited.  I was just so grateful that I could understand it.  It was a sad story, a memoir, and very sentimental in a way that bordered on annoying.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Also, habe schon bessere Bücher gelesen, auch von Beauvoir. Es scheint einfach eine Möglichkeit gewesen zu sein, den Tod ihrer Mutter zu verarbeiten ... nicht wirklich empfehlenswert.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[About loving and respecting and trying to understand your mother, even though you have nothing in common and the two fo you will never understand one another.  <br/><br/>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wanted to read this ever since &quot;The Site of Memory.&quot; Read it in a day, bought it at Sunhillow Books on 4th St.<br/>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Terribly sad account of Simone's mother's death and the relationship between the two.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Incredibly honest writing. I read this in one sitting and cried throughout.]]></body>
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