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The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

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orireading's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Even though the narrator isn’t Joan Didion, I think this is a great book to listen to because she sounds kinda like what Joan Didion would probably sound like. Also it’s way sadder than I thought based on the title lol

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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The Year of Magical Thinking reads like a very personal journal written in stream of consciousness that was not mean for anyone else to read. I wholeheartedly believe that it helped Joan Didion in her grief journey. It might even help other readers in their grief journey. I just could not finish it. I felt that for every snippet of wisdom, there were pages and pages of very cerebral and detached writing. Maybe this *is* how Joan Didion handled the year full of tragedy after tragedy but it did not make for compelling reading.

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challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I feel like this hit home for me because of recent personal events but I just loved the way it was written. It is definitely stream of consciousness but I think it perfectly encapsulates grief and it’s affect on your thoughts. The cyclical nature of them, rational or not. I highlighted so many quotes and I love the repetitive nature of them. It felt real and raw.

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