Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

19 reviews

bparkinson31's review against another edition

emotional reflective

5.0

Oh, wow. Just gutted. Simply beautiful and horrible, the way that painful loved lost is. 

The audiobook narration by Barbara Caruso was particularly well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

sestout's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

hazelsbookcase's review against another edition

emotional sad

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent

crawforl's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, Death, and Death of parent

ieotter13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.25

did i accidentally read the play version? yes. was it still good? also yes. 

a pretty poetic book about going crazy as a result of intense grief. 

i did have fun imagining how i’d stage this as a play tho so worth it ig?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Mental illness, Medical content, Chronic illness, Child death, and Grief

thebookfetishist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.25

an interesting take on grief that I can't fully relate to because it is so personal, filled with many references about the author's life, it's simply impossible to understand everything unless you knew Didion and the 70s to early 2000s very well. 
Stunning writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Medical content

amanda_marie's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

A lesson in how life can change in an instant, and your brain can struggle to hold on to what no longer is. Also an illumination in what it was like to be a successful writer in a different era. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Grief

mari_books's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

It’s possible that my appreciation for the honest of the author, and the sheer fact that I can see every women I in my life (my Gma, mom and myself) at various stages in this book - is slightly inflating my rating here. This book is uncomfortable to read, it’s like reading a elderly widows diary that highlights all her worst moments and even good memories are only compared to horrible circumstances. I am not sure if I would really recommend this book to anyone, it’s so dark and full of grief. Negative sides - too many abstract literature quotes I know it’s Joans thing but..it made it hard to focus. And, I could have used a better ending after getting so invested in her well-being. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

thequeenofsheba3's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

Moderate: Medical trauma and Death of parent

isaarusilor's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Death of parent, and Grief