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A review by nathansnook
A Book of Common Prayer by Joan Didion
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
4.0
"ππ¦ π³πΆπ―π΄ π¨πΆπ―π΄," ππ©π’π³ππ°π΅π΅π¦ ππ°πΆπ¨ππ’π΄ π΄π’πͺπ₯. "π πΈπͺπ΄π© π΅π©π¦πΊ π©π’π₯ π€π’π·πͺπ’π³."
Perhaps my favorite character in all of Didion's work. Charlotte Douglas, in fashion, in ferocity, is trapped in a made up Banana Republic, all out of sorts. This is Didion at her best. So dramatic. Borders on camp, but the sentences are concrete, too cold, and the sex is weird and the women are detached. It's Didionland in its prime in a very late-seventies-kind-of-way.
*I'm a proud Blackwells Affiliate! If you enjoyed this review, please consider purchasing the book <a href="https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=nathansnook">here</a>.
Perhaps my favorite character in all of Didion's work. Charlotte Douglas, in fashion, in ferocity, is trapped in a made up Banana Republic, all out of sorts. This is Didion at her best. So dramatic. Borders on camp, but the sentences are concrete, too cold, and the sex is weird and the women are detached. It's Didionland in its prime in a very late-seventies-kind-of-way.
*I'm a proud Blackwells Affiliate! If you enjoyed this review, please consider purchasing the book <a href="https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=nathansnook">here</a>.