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A review by abbyherzfeld
The White Album by Joan Didion
5.0
I don't typically read books of essays, however I had constantly heard good things about Joan Didion's writing. Although it took me a few essays to get into her flow of writing, Joan Didion exceeded my expectations. In this collection of essays, she is able to provide insight into the human and societal conditions of the 1960s and 1970s. Through a journalist's lens, she discusses the human elements behind Hoover Dam, orchids, vacationing in Hawaii, the Reagans, and so much more.
One particular quote that stuck with me was about the lack of societal disturbance for people of upper class America. "It is a life so secure in its traditional concerns that the cataclysms of the larger society disturb it only as surface storms disturb the sea's bottom, a long time later and in oblique ways. It is a life lived by millions of people in this country and largely forgotten by most of us."
One particular quote that stuck with me was about the lack of societal disturbance for people of upper class America. "It is a life so secure in its traditional concerns that the cataclysms of the larger society disturb it only as surface storms disturb the sea's bottom, a long time later and in oblique ways. It is a life lived by millions of people in this country and largely forgotten by most of us."