Le Deuxième Sexe vs Memoirs of Fanny Hill: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Sexuality, Sexual Behavior, Women

Cover of Le Deuxième Sexe

Le Deuxième Sexe Simone de Beauvoir · 1949 ★★★★☆ 4.2 728 pages · ≈ 13 h 29 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Memoirs of Fanny Hill

Memoirs of Fanny Hill John Cleland · 1749 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 221 pages · ≈ 4 h 06 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Le Deuxième Sexe higher: 4.2 vs 3.3 from 49042 votes.
Memoirs of Fanny Hill is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 13 for Le Deuxième Sexe.

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