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Play It as It Lays
by Joan Didion
1.5/5
Um I didnt like this. I was confused the whole time. Her writing feels very detached. I dont like her writing style in this. The only things I understood plot wise were- abortion, divorce?, everyone sleeping with everyone, movies. While I felt like the book was a slog, it felt also very depressing from the bit that I gathered. Like my take away was that life is just gonna happen to you and all u can do is play the cards you have and also the feeling of nothing matters in life. Is this actually what I was supposed to feel and understand reading this book or was I just having such a bad time reading this book that It made we question what's the point in life? Idk I'll read other reviews and let that inform my opinion.
I would have DNF'd this book but after DNFing 2 books prior to this I figured I might as well stick it out. One of those books being slouching toward Bethlehem also by Didion, therefore here's a mini review on that:
What is the point of that book. everything feels very detached, clinical, sterile, void of value etc. Like I know technically she can write but I dont see the value. It's just a bunch of random stories or articles about random ass shit from the 60's (I dont care).
It's strange because I really enjoyed her memoir- my year of magical thinking, but I haven't liked either of these 2 recent ones. Like I know she was like the carrie Bradshaw of 60's or whatever but I really dont get it. Like im not trying to shit on her cuz she died recently, RIP but I do question if all the people that say they love Didion are lying.
Okay update: I read a summary and someone died. Someone died in this book and I didnt even notice. I was right however about it being about how life is meaningless.
Um I didnt like this. I was confused the whole time. Her writing feels very detached. I dont like her writing style in this. The only things I understood plot wise were- abortion, divorce?, everyone sleeping with everyone, movies. While I felt like the book was a slog, it felt also very depressing from the bit that I gathered. Like my take away was that life is just gonna happen to you and all u can do is play the cards you have and also the feeling of nothing matters in life. Is this actually what I was supposed to feel and understand reading this book or was I just having such a bad time reading this book that It made we question what's the point in life? Idk I'll read other reviews and let that inform my opinion.
I would have DNF'd this book but after DNFing 2 books prior to this I figured I might as well stick it out. One of those books being slouching toward Bethlehem also by Didion, therefore here's a mini review on that:
What is the point of that book. everything feels very detached, clinical, sterile, void of value etc. Like I know technically she can write but I dont see the value. It's just a bunch of random stories or articles about random ass shit from the 60's (I dont care).
It's strange because I really enjoyed her memoir- my year of magical thinking, but I haven't liked either of these 2 recent ones. Like I know she was like the carrie Bradshaw of 60's or whatever but I really dont get it. Like im not trying to shit on her cuz she died recently, RIP but I do question if all the people that say they love Didion are lying.
Okay update: I read a summary and someone died. Someone died in this book and I didnt even notice. I was right however about it being about how life is meaningless.