I agree with you about preferring The White Album over Slouching .... With Didion I have to keep reminding myself that the value (for me) of many of her essays is in their capture of a particular time and place, to allow me to see through the eyes of someone experiencing and/or observing in real time. It’s a bit of a time travel experience!
Hi Britta, I really disliked the essay “ slouching taught Bethlehem“. I thought she seemed holier than thou toward the hippie women. But I really have not found Joan Didion to be for me. I look forward to your review of for her own kid because it’s a subject that I’m interested in. Aloha friend
I must read Code Dependent.I need to know more and understand what it’s all about and how it will affect us all. Every time I read an article in a newspaper/magazine I glaze over. Get a grip I think! Thanks Britta 😊
I was very interested in The Stranger in the Mirror when you first talked about it. I got the same idea from the subtitle than you did. I hate when they or the blurbs are misleading in that way. I like memoirs, but I'm not sure I'm going to pick it up now.
I did read Slouching Toward Bethlehem but it has been many years now so I'm hazy on the stories now. I do like Didion and have read a few and, as you said, enjoy her writing. I am wondering if you have read Just Kids by Patti Smith? I think she is a good writer of the times she lived thru as well.
Editorial mistakes and neglect always reflect badly on the writer and the work. It’s a shame that it was so poor in that book that it ruined the reading experience.
I read all of Joan Didion’s books. I feel her essays are dated, but it’s interesting to read about issues from the 60s since I was born in 1965. Do you have Netflix? There’s a very good documentary on Joan, her husband and her adopted daughter. Joan is in the documentary and it’s just fascinating to watch. Happy reading!
A mixed bag then Britta, sometimes DNF’s are just necessary. I think I might enjoy The Farm in the Green if it is more farm and less politics. What do you think?
I agree with you about preferring The White Album over Slouching .... With Didion I have to keep reminding myself that the value (for me) of many of her essays is in their capture of a particular time and place, to allow me to see through the eyes of someone experiencing and/or observing in real time. It’s a bit of a time travel experience!
Yes. Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold. Enjoy!
I’m glad you and Sandy will keep on with the book club. You both had hectic years, for good and bad reasons.
I thought The Farm in the Green Mountains was a delight! I also had a DNF in November. We are getting ruthless here at the end of the year!
Hi Britta, I really disliked the essay “ slouching taught Bethlehem“. I thought she seemed holier than thou toward the hippie women. But I really have not found Joan Didion to be for me.
I look forward to your review of for her own kid because it’s a subject that I’m interested in.
Aloha friend
I’ve noticed a few minor editorial mistakes in books I’ve read this year. Fresh Banana Leaves sounds something else though😮
I must read Code Dependent.I need to know more and understand what it’s all about and how it will affect us all. Every time I read an article in a newspaper/magazine I glaze over. Get a grip I think! Thanks Britta 😊
I was very interested in The Stranger in the Mirror when you first talked about it. I got the same idea from the subtitle than you did. I hate when they or the blurbs are misleading in that way. I like memoirs, but I'm not sure I'm going to pick it up now.
Thank goodness RUclips lets us pre-record videos
I did read Slouching Toward Bethlehem but it has been many years now so I'm hazy on the stories now. I do like Didion and have read a few and, as you said, enjoy her writing. I am wondering if you have read Just Kids by Patti Smith? I think she is a good writer of the times she lived thru as well.
Editorial mistakes and neglect always reflect badly on the writer and the work. It’s a shame that it was so poor in that book that it ruined the reading experience.
I read all of Joan Didion’s books. I feel her essays are dated, but it’s interesting to read about issues from the 60s since I was born in 1965. Do you have Netflix? There’s a very good documentary on Joan, her husband and her adopted daughter. Joan is in the documentary and it’s just fascinating to watch. Happy reading!
Do you remember the name of the documentary?
A mixed bag then Britta, sometimes DNF’s are just necessary. I think I might enjoy The Farm in the Green if it is more farm and less politics. What do you think?
Plus, Joan Didion was older than the hippies in 1969. "Don't trust anyone over 30," Jack Weinberg, San Francisco.😂