Prelim Dispatches: January 22nd (de Beauvoir, Lee, feminist writing and memoir theory)

Honestly, the last third of this turned into a rant about what is "truth" in memoir.

I goofed on this one—I let too long pass between reading the books and writing these posts. Let’s see if I can re-gather my thoughts.

Book 65: Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by Simone de Beauvoir

Sometimes, it is a mistake to read someone's memoir if you haven't read their writing.

I imagine that—partially—what is so compelling about the intellectual and p…