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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
shit this was sad
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
It was weirdly calming to listen to her rattle off facts, studies and poems about death and grief.
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
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
slow-paced
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
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).