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This was the most voyeuristic reading experience I have ever had. While I know Didion's estate decided to publish these notes, It feels like a total violation that they did so--and yet, I could not stop listening, ad it was riveting to get this glimpse into what a person's therapy sessions could include. I had no idea going in that this would primarily be about her alcoholic daughter.
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This was a very illuminating read, and it was so interesting to peek in on how Didion thought about her own work and legacy. Obviously ethically, this is a mixed bag--so much of it is intimate family dynamics and who knows how she would have felt about them being out in the world, even if they were going to be public for viewing anyway... I think all of that is a discussion worth having. But I also think the way this gives additional context to some of her other works is valuable as well.
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Basically a transcription of her therapy visits.
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Surprisingly readable, immensely sad, ethically questionable to publish. All the more sad given Quintana’s fate.
The “note on the type” at the end kills me: “This book was set in Times New Roman, the font that Joan Didion used on her computer when she typed the notes to John.” Also known as the default font on Word in 2001? So goofy!
The “note on the type” at the end kills me: “This book was set in Times New Roman, the font that Joan Didion used on her computer when she typed the notes to John.” Also known as the default font on Word in 2001? So goofy!
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