The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

227 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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From one of America's iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion. Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage--and a life, in good times and bad--that will speak to anyone who ...

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emotional 85%
reflective 84%
sad 78%
challenging 21%
dark 18%
informative 13%
inspiring 12%
hopeful 10%
tense 3%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 34%
fast 11%

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