tuesday_evening's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
yasy_yasy16's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.75
Really captivating. It is very short and not my personal favorite Didion writing, but it isn't a bad read. The situation in El Salvador was horrific.
huncamuncamouse's review against another edition
4.0
Didion is at her best. Fascinating and terrifying.
gwendolynstorey's review against another edition
4.0
Salvador is a short read that manages to cover a lot of differing perspectives (Salvadorian locals and ex-pats, State Dept., USAID, etc.), thus giving a powerful overview of what was happening in the country at the time. It's important to note that Didion only spent a few weeks there- this book is in no way indicative of El Salvador's history or the complexity of US involvement. But, written in Didion's beautiful prose, it does a good job encapsulating US involvement in a foreign crisis.
mollyot's review against another edition
i have no idea how to review this. she definitely went to el salvador, i can tell you that much!
since reading salvador, i've watched an interview where she talks about writing it.
"i didn't come to any overwhelming conclusion about it... i mean, it was just a simple you go down, you report, that's all i was doing there. it was a very straightforward book... it was produced very fast, almost like a pamphlet."
so now i feel better about not having a lot to say.
since reading salvador, i've watched an interview where she talks about writing it.
"i didn't come to any overwhelming conclusion about it... i mean, it was just a simple you go down, you report, that's all i was doing there. it was a very straightforward book... it was produced very fast, almost like a pamphlet."
so now i feel better about not having a lot to say.