theuncultured 's review for:

Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion

5.0

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Superb, gut-wrenching, sad, oh so sad! This book is about mental illness, fame (or lack of), notoriety... in better words, it was a quiet entrance to the darkest parts of human misery. I always meant to find out about Didion and I'm so glad I did. She writes so magnificently with zero tolerance for false realities. Straightforward, gripping, beautiful prose.