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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
reflective
medium-paced
she's too real
all the pieces in "7 pieces of the mind" are so good, she is the best at picturing a setting and its apparent platitudes
unequipped children who don't know how to play the game, trying to create a community in a social vacuum
all the pieces in "7 pieces of the mind" are so good, she is the best at picturing a setting and its apparent platitudes
unequipped children who don't know how to play the game, trying to create a community in a social vacuum
funny
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Started this then read the other 95% in one sitting. Obsessed—how could I not be. I’d say overall it’s timeless but there’s definitely details that are very dated and a little hard to grasp but I suppose that’s the point. I preferred the profiles and personals a lot over the third section other than the final essay on NYC. But this is great and I feel like I really understand and appreciate Didion now
Wasn't as much a fan of the first 2/3 of this book. Didion is much more intriguing to me when writing about "Personals." But this book contains one of my all-time favorite essays, "Goodbye to All That," as well as some new ones I fell in love with, including "Notes from a Native Daughter" and "Los Angeles Notebook."
Joan Didion is an incredibly respected writer for good reason. This particular collection was very interesting to read now and compare the problems of the late 60s and early 70s in America (as seen through a white middle class lens) to those we are experiencing in 2020. We haven’t come very far.
reflective
medium-paced
informative
reflective
medium-paced