annahvalenta 's review for:

Didion and Babitz by Lili Anolik

1.5

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I fear this was so bad I didn’t event want to finish the last 10 pages. She somehow thinks a redeeming closing paragraph cancels out the trash pile that was the rest of the book. Could’ve been an interesting piece about Eve, but instead pits two women against one another with little to no evidence, terrible writing, and invented motivations. This was such a weird book, I need to go read the real Joan and Eve to cleanse my palette.