“In part two of The Ethics of Ambiguity, Beauvoir details a series of common responses people have to the loss of childhood. … The truth is, most people you meet are struggling with that horrifying mix of freedom and lack of freedom that comes with adulthood. But they’re all grieving in different ways. Beauvoir is taking subtle shots at some of the greatest thinkers of the era – she’s no fan of Friedrich Nietzsche – and her categories are uncannily applicable to recent Tinder dates.”