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joylessromantique's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
maddyreads89's review against another edition
reflective
tense
slow-paced
3.5
Lots of great stuff (Didion’s exploration of setting, the clarity and specificity of her prose, the exploration of narrative), but also a lot of frustrating bits, notably the explicitly political essays (looking at you “The Women’s Movement”). Overall, I love the style of Didion’s writing, but I don’t know enough about the 60s and 70s to be sure that she isn’t talking out of her a** like 50% of the time (*cough* “The Women’s Movement”)
jkstonge's review against another edition
4.0
I really love Joan Didion's work! It took me a longer time than usual working my way through this one, but I think that's more a testament to a busy month than to her writing. Joan Didion does require a certain headspace to really delve into, but once I'm in, I'm enjoying it a great deal!