Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

112 reviews

josie1999's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Medical content, Grief, and Death

daralexandria's review against another edition

emotional relaxing sad fast-paced

5.0

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Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma, Death, and Medical content

gabiabudhabi's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Grief

faitheliza6eth's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

2.0

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Graphic: Grief and Death

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Graphic: Death, Grief, and Medical content

annagerman's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

While the core idea of magical thinking was interesting, somehow the book didn't provide the emotional depth I expected. There were some moments of resounding clarity, but at times it felt too analytical and intelectualized

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Graphic: Death, Grief, and Chronic illness

risemini's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Graphic: Medical content, Death, and Grief

saritachr's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

1.5

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Graphic: Grief

ingabbjarna's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

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Graphic: Death and Grief

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