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booksbydorothea 's review for:
The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.0 stars
Lukewarm recommend
At the risk of offending Joan Didion fans, I didn't like this book. It is my first and last book by this author. I found it boring, poorly written, non-descriptive, and repetitive. The three main characters were self-involved, so they held no interest for me.
For a more detailed review, check out my blog - booksbydorothea:
https://booksbydorothea.blogspot.com/2025/06/review-year-of-magical-thinking.html
Lukewarm recommend
At the risk of offending Joan Didion fans, I didn't like this book. It is my first and last book by this author. I found it boring, poorly written, non-descriptive, and repetitive. The three main characters were self-involved, so they held no interest for me.
For a more detailed review, check out my blog - booksbydorothea:
https://booksbydorothea.blogspot.com/2025/06/review-year-of-magical-thinking.html
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma
Moderate: Alcohol