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A review by ufoparts
Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I’m really glad this finally connected with me as an adult. Emptiness and sadness hang behind every word, and I don’t think I could’ve grasped the depth had I read it as a teenager constantly looking for depressing characters to attach myself to.
The descriptions are brilliantly simplistic. The stretching freeways, hot desert air, and sandy trailer parks are relayed so vividly. The short and snappy chapter lengths work fantastically with the content matter. Certain scenes that would be otherwise unimpressionable amongst longer chapters instead hang heavy and deeply. I loved Play it as it Lays and I think my rating may go up if I re-read it. I’m gonna have to watch the film again too.
The descriptions are brilliantly simplistic. The stretching freeways, hot desert air, and sandy trailer parks are relayed so vividly. The short and snappy chapter lengths work fantastically with the content matter. Certain scenes that would be otherwise unimpressionable amongst longer chapters instead hang heavy and deeply. I loved Play it as it Lays and I think my rating may go up if I re-read it. I’m gonna have to watch the film again too.