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A review by etott
Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
5.0
One of the best-written books I’ve ever read. I held off starting it because I thought it would read like an essay collection. It doesn’t really—California is present as a through-line in nearly ever story and the writing is unique and uniform enough to allow narrative qualities.
Everything Didion describes feel mundane. Or, Didion’s writing is so believable that the read feels already familiar with each of her topics. Her prose is moving and throughly captures its subject.
I have never read something that more encourages me to write. This is an all-timer.
Everything Didion describes feel mundane. Or, Didion’s writing is so believable that the read feels already familiar with each of her topics. Her prose is moving and throughly captures its subject.
I have never read something that more encourages me to write. This is an all-timer.