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raven_morgan's review against another edition
5.0
I don't really have words for this. Suffice to say that I read this close to the two-year anniversary of my father's death (which was, in a strange co-incidence, on the same day of the year as Didion's husband's death). My mother still leaves a pair of my father's shoes out, and his briefcase.
Just heartwrenching, especially given the loss of Didion's daughter which occurred before she finished this book. Essential reading for anyone who's grieving.
Just heartwrenching, especially given the loss of Didion's daughter which occurred before she finished this book. Essential reading for anyone who's grieving.
sinvvas's review against another edition
5.0
Sometimes when you mourn you have to do so loudly and messily. Joan Didion taught me that through her grief. She lost both her only child and her husband of 40 years on the same day. Two people who have been in her life were suddenly gone in the blink of an eye. This book is both a primal cry about how unfair the world can be, and a somber process of grief, acceptance, and ultimately love for both yourself and the ones we leave behind. As a person who has experienced sudden grief, this is one of the most empathetic and cathartic books I have ever read. Joan Didion reminds us that it is okay to feel hurt and ugly emotions, as long as we treat ourselves with grace afterward.
alexcabanechevarria's review against another edition
5.0
a beautiful portrait of grief & family love written by one of the most fascinating authors of the 20th century. looking forward to reading more of didion's work!
lizzlelizzle's review against another edition
3.0
A meandering portrait of grief that feels like it was of greater importance to be written than it is important to be read
(listened to the audiobook)
(listened to the audiobook)
rainbowfishy's review against another edition
3.75
my first Didion! i think her writing will definitely grow on me, but i didn't feel fully connected to her here, even with the incredibly sad contents and meditations on grief.
austinhavens21's review against another edition
5.0
âI love you more than even one more dayâ a visceral look at love loss and grief, only made easy to read by how amazing the writer is.
ckfoster's review against another edition
3.0
Didion has a way of digesting the specific feelings of grief and finding the words to describe it. There were ways she reflected on her husbandâs death that had never crossed my mind. There were others that validated that Iâm not alone in my thoughts. She take about living the first year after Johnâs death through last yearâs calendar. I know I have thought about milestone days in a similar way. The day mom told me she found a lump. Momâs birthday that she spent with me celebrating my baby shower. Didion even talks about our obsession with preventing death and reflecting back on an inability to do so as a personal failure. Boy do I feel that too. Her ability to connect with readers (re: me) through a time of grief and to come out the other side with a more mature reflection is a source of hope. It will always be dark but the living have so much more living they need to do.
solvihalldorsson's review against another edition
5.0
Mikill sannleikur og góð lesning - efnistökin mjög fjarri mĂ©r en textinn svo aĂ°gengilegur. UppĂĄhaldsröddin mĂn. Komst Ă kynni viĂ° höfundinn gegnum heimildarmynd ĂĄ Netflix, 'The centre cannot hold' sem Ă©g mĂŠli lĂka meĂ°