The Second Sex
Classic · Nonfiction, Philosophy, Classics
The Second Sex
1949 · 746 pages · Nonfiction
67.6Must-Read
Score Classic
Score Classic
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 19 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century list.
By the numbers
67.6Must-Read Score
- Readers59 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller39 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
On the lists
- Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
Reads as
Thought-provoking
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