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Play It as It Lays

Joan Didion

3.9 AVERAGE

shiradfrankel's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 1%

Literally just casually dropped the f slur in the first few mins it’s a no for me
dark reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark sad 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

i know what nothing feels like, but i keep playing.
why, bz would ask
why not?

"Everything goes. I am working very hard at not thinking about how everything goes."

4/5

Maria deserves better.

slay it as it slays
dark funny reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

california hedonism 

"She was staring into a hand mirror, picking out her mother's features. Sometime in the night she had moved into a realm of miseries peculiar to women..."

Actually read all of it in one day on the beach, while having an Anthony Bourdain lunch in between and indulging in the doing of nothing