Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

Slouching Towards Bethlehem

Joan Didion

239 pages first pub 1968 (editions)

nonfiction essays history memoir challenging reflective slow-paced
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Capturing the tumultuous landscape of the United States, and in particular California, during a pivotal era of social change, the first work of nonfiction from one of American literature’s most distinctive prose stylists is a modern classic. In tw...

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reflective 92%
informative 48%
emotional 28%
challenging 27%
inspiring 18%
funny 16%
adventurous 8%
dark 8%
relaxing 7%
sad 7%
hopeful 6%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 3%
tense 2%

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slow 38%
fast 11%

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