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A review by poltoreveur
Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was the first Joan Didion book I’ve read and as much as this isn't her most prominent work but I still had something in me to pick it up.
I couldn't find myself relating or understanding these characters situations, which I feel is what made me lose touch with the book. I understand that this was originally published in 1970, but as much as I did try putting my mind into the setting of the era, my feelings about it still seem the exact as before; impartial.
Moreover, I feel I wouldn't be the right person that you'd see reading her book, as I am not a prominent targeted audience to her work (which could be the reasoning for why I didn't quite enjoy this book).
I still admire Joan Didion for her writing and I do intend on reading more of her work.
I couldn't find myself relating or understanding these characters situations, which I feel is what made me lose touch with the book. I understand that this was originally published in 1970, but as much as I did try putting my mind into the setting of the era, my feelings about it still seem the exact as before; impartial.
Moreover, I feel I wouldn't be the right person that you'd see reading her book, as I am not a prominent targeted audience to her work (which could be the reasoning for why I didn't quite enjoy this book).
I still admire Joan Didion for her writing and I do intend on reading more of her work.