A review by caribbeangirlreading
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.
The Year of Magical Thinking reads like a very personal journal written in stream of consciousness that was not mean for anyone else to read. I wholeheartedly believe that it helped Joan Didion in her grief journey. It might even help other readers in their grief journey. I just could not finish it. I felt that for every snippet of wisdom, there were pages and pages of very cerebral and detached writing. Maybe this *is* how Joan  Didion handled the year full of tragedy after tragedy but it did not make for compelling reading.
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