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saria_182 's review for:
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
by Joan Didion
3.5- joan didion is a beautiful writer and she has such a controlled, articulate and, as has often been said, “eulogistic” way of expressing her musings on the world. i loved the sense of nostalgia and weary appreciation that pervades this collection, a unique sense of being fed up with life but nonetheless appreciating its mundanity.
didion writes from a point of self-reflection and self-awareness that gives some of her essays and observations a lovely sense of retrospect, a nostalgic recollection and re-evaluation of past events through a newfound wisdom.
it’s a collection about shifting perspectives and the passage of time and change and disillusionment. but i think you’d have to have experienced the times and places didion writes from to truly grasp the essence of the collection. still an interesting read but not as impactful as it probably is for a lot of people.
didion writes from a point of self-reflection and self-awareness that gives some of her essays and observations a lovely sense of retrospect, a nostalgic recollection and re-evaluation of past events through a newfound wisdom.
it’s a collection about shifting perspectives and the passage of time and change and disillusionment. but i think you’d have to have experienced the times and places didion writes from to truly grasp the essence of the collection. still an interesting read but not as impactful as it probably is for a lot of people.