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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
Joan Didions books usually end up on my ‘did not finish pile’, although this book experienced the same fate, I actually read most of this book and found a lot of it very moving. I did have to pause reading cuz my Nan died and yh I didn’t wanna read a book about greif whilst in the thick of greif.
“You sit down for dinner and life as you know it ends” has been rattling my brain tho. I do think this will be my favourite Joan Didion book and who knows maybe I will finish it one day ahha. I just think miss joan waffles on and it’s a little distracting (for me anyways) x
“You sit down for dinner and life as you know it ends” has been rattling my brain tho. I do think this will be my favourite Joan Didion book and who knows maybe I will finish it one day ahha. I just think miss joan waffles on and it’s a little distracting (for me anyways) x
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reflective
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reflective
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medium-paced
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Here Joan Didion chronicles the year following her husband's sudden death, during which their only daughter is hospitalized and in and out of comas/the ICU.
She turns to literature. She researches. She fixates on the moment of death. She cycles back. She replays the scene.
As others note, Didion has led a charmed life and ,yes, her nonchalance comes off as smarmy. But she is not exempt from loss. She is honest here; the result is sometimes haunting.
I particularly like how she captures the triggers associated with grief (e.g., a crossword puzzle answer can be a landmine).
She turns to literature. She researches. She fixates on the moment of death. She cycles back. She replays the scene.
As others note, Didion has led a charmed life and ,yes, her nonchalance comes off as smarmy. But she is not exempt from loss. She is honest here; the result is sometimes haunting.
I particularly like how she captures the triggers associated with grief (e.g., a crossword puzzle answer can be a landmine).
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced