Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion

Play It As It Lays

Joan Didion

213 pages • first pub 1970 (view editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective sad fast-paced
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Spare, elegant, and terrifying, Play It as It Lays is the unforgettable story of a woman and a society come undone. Raised in the ghost town of Silver Wells, Nevada, Maria Wyeth is an ex-model and the star of two films directed by her estranged hu...

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Community Reviews

3.9
based on 15,716 reviews

Moods

dark: 79%

reflective: 58%

sad: 58%

emotional: 52%

challenging: 31%

tense: 28%

mysterious: 10%

funny: 4%

adventurous: 3%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

45% of readers chose fast
33% of readers chose medium
20% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
9% of readers chose A mix
87% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

12% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
41% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
51% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
86% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

92% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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