A review by sinvvas
Didion and Babitz by Lili Anolik

informative reflective tense slow-paced

1.5

This was one of the most bloated and narcissistic books that I have had the pleasure of reading. I was hoping for details about these women’s lives and careers, and I was prepared to get a look at Joan Didion under her cool “it girl” facade. Instead I got a book that blamed Didion for her child’s death, pitted the two women against each other, and had large tangents about how the author did not think that Didion deserved her success. This was really just a book for Eve Babitz and I would be totally cool with that if the name “Didion” wasn’t slapped on the cover.