5.11k reviews for:

Play It as It Lays

Joan Didion

3.9 AVERAGE

tommie_tomato's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emilycmorrison's review against another edition

4.0

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today felt like a good day to reread after 10? years and get this into my Goodreads

amiboughter's review against another edition

5.0

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“I know what "nothing" means, and keep on playing.”

halfbakedastronaut's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

sararead23's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

lenamittermaier1's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hannahmve's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

phoebep14's review against another edition

3.5

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a woman’s struggle. 
i don’t know how to feel - a lot of names and that confused me quite a bit 
i want to reread already but this time in 1 day. 
i felt her pain and her lack of ambition and her everything. 
i hate men. 
but also lowkey confused 

paperbacks_and_priyam's review against another edition

3.75

dark sad fast-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emchuah's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No