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meghan_is_reading's review
Oh, I could scream it pulls together so well. *happy sigh* #bookclub4m genre literary fiction #1
wanderinggnome's review
4.0
The fact that Joan Didion wrote this makes me want to have something profound to say but mostly my review is just...I liked it. She's a good writer and it's a compelling story!
jung's review
2.0
i can’t remember when i read this and remember very little of the book, even though it was within the last two years. Does not bode well.
hypertelis's review
reflective
tense
slow-paced
2.75
this would work really well as a movie… it’s giving a24 flick with pregnant pauses and themes of overdone misogyny coupled with a commentary on upper class derangement
gabaldassarre's review
4.0
I don't think I've ever actually liked a Didion character, but I can't stop reading.
lynitab's review
2.0
Today I gave myself permission to stop reading this book. I liked the writing but I had no idea why I would want to read on. I must admit I have a rather simplistic desire to have at least one character in abook that marginally I like, or care about or that I am cheering on. I can finish a Faulkner book, so it doesn't mean I need heroes or good guys. I think this book may reflect a bit of autobiography. When people of privilege have horrible lives and write about it it sounds like whining. Reading this book was, for me like drinking a Black Russian. The first sips were
fun and intriguing, but I could tell I would feel sick if I finished it.
fun and intriguing, but I could tell I would feel sick if I finished it.
hellingsson's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25