Reviews

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

bellacate's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

jilly1130's review

hopeful reflective

3.75

soph_od's review

reflective sad

4.5

ohlookitsbrooke's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

excuseme_mam's review

5.0

When I first picked up this book days after my dad died, I hated it. I was looking for some hope and understanding, and this book will not give you that. It won’t because it is a frank and honest portrayal of grief. Over a year later, I picked it up again and loved it. I was then ready to see my experience reflected back to me, and appreciate someone not glossing over grief with cliches and happy endings.

frostap's review

3.0

I think this subject would have been better served by a long-form essay. Book-length was a little much. Also, don't read this while your husband is away on business or you'll give yourself a complex.

I do enjoy Didion's writing.

cpgunning's review

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

jackiecromarty62's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

emmasmidnightlibrary's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

emily_azzopardi's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0