armoore1231 's review for:

Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

3.0

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I wanted to be a 5-star Didion gal, but sometimes life just doesn't work out that way... there are beyond a doubt some 5-star essays in here, and it's bookended by the two very best in my opinion! The ones that weren't didn't land with me because they were either filled with pop culture references too lost on me to frame any connection, or (I'm sorry) too navel-gazey. Joan's got opinions, we love an essay colored by personal experience, but to me some pieces still read narrow rather than expansive, which is at odds with how I wanted to experience the little worlds she explored.

5 stars in my heart Joan, you're one of the good ones.