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A review by hannahlouise_
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.75
“We are imperfect mortal beings, aware of that mortality even as we push it away, failed by our very complication, wired so that when we mourn our losses we also mourn, for better or for worse, ourselves.”
One of the most beautifully written books I’ve read in a long time, a perfect elegy to Didion’s husband and a reminder of her incredible writing and wonderful mind.
One of the most beautifully written books I’ve read in a long time, a perfect elegy to Didion’s husband and a reminder of her incredible writing and wonderful mind.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Abortion, Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide