Joan Didion

(December 5th, 1934 — December 23rd, 2021)

Joan Didion was an American author.

Joan Didion is a book author.

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The White Album and Notes to John

Joan Didion
Contemporary 21st Century American Literature Memoir Non-Fiction

I appreciate that her work seems to be suddenly available and back in print. I often find it on shelves and see it arriving at my local independent bookstore.

Slouching Towards Bethlehem and Play It As It Lays

Joan Didion
Contemporary American Literature Non-Fiction

I’ve decided to review two of Didion’s works (partially because they have been waiting in my to-review stacks for a while, and partially because this is post #222).

Blue Nights and The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion
21st Century American Literature Memoir

Her style is simple and direct. It speaks to the reader in a very distinct way. When you read her prose, it’s like Didion is sitting across from you in a sitting room late at night, talking about things that people often find difficult to speak about.