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4.12 AVERAGE
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Damn, this one was a slog. At first, I remembered why I loved Didion so much and how her writing made me want to write myself. Then, with the help of some additional knowledge about who she is and how she subtly imbues herself into her writing, it shifted my opinion a little bit. Didion is a bit of a god looming over the people she’s writing about, viewing all and judging all at the same time. That quiet, omnipresent judgement started to get old after a while. I’m glad I read it, but it was difficult to finish and definitely took me a while.
reflective
fast-paced
Joan Didion lived up to the hype! This book came to life for me because I am also from California and spent considerable time in many of the locations referenced in this book. It’s funny how something’s don’t seem to change. Can’t wait to read more of her work.
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adventurous
informative
inspiring
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sad
medium-paced
I saw one reviewer state that the material is dated and that it doesn't seem relevant today; while I love this book and will read the next two collections from Didion I cannot ignore that reviewer's point. However the fact is I'm extremely biased...
I graduated High School in '71, Los Angeles. witnessed the Haight, experienced the Santa Ana winds every year, worried about fires and mudslides, saw the working class culture of San Bernardino, vacationed in 1960 Hawaii traveling on the Lurline's sister ship "Matsonia", and have visited Sacramento, Santa Barbara and NY City several times. These coincidences make the material in the book directly relevant to me.
So this book takes me back to times whose memories I still hold on to but adds an expanded, admittedly less romantic, view of those times and places. I'll have to share this with my older sisters since they align in time with Didion even more than I do.
I graduated High School in '71, Los Angeles. witnessed the Haight, experienced the Santa Ana winds every year, worried about fires and mudslides, saw the working class culture of San Bernardino, vacationed in 1960 Hawaii traveling on the Lurline's sister ship "Matsonia", and have visited Sacramento, Santa Barbara and NY City several times. These coincidences make the material in the book directly relevant to me.
So this book takes me back to times whose memories I still hold on to but adds an expanded, admittedly less romantic, view of those times and places. I'll have to share this with my older sisters since they align in time with Didion even more than I do.
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced