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She Came to Stay

Name: She Came to Stay
Author: Simone de Beauvoir

by Simone de Beauvoir

1943•Drama•430 pages

Taste attributes: dramaromancepsychologicalslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeA moving, heavy novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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About This Book

Set in Paris on the eve of World War II and sizzling with love, anger, and revenge, She Came to Stay explores the changes wrought in the soul of a woman and a city soon to fall. Although Françoise considers her relationship with Pierre an open one, she falls prey to jealousy when the gamine Xavière catches his attention.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaRomancePsychologicalComplex relationshipDeep rivalrySelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

Man-woman relationshipsFrench language materialsPhilosophical literature

Details

Author: Simone de Beauvoir
Published: 1943
Pages: 430
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Source: Open Library

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