238 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374531386
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 28 October 2008
Description
The first nonfiction work by one of the most distinctive prose stylists of our era, Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem remains, decades after its first publication, the essential portrait of America--particularly California--in the sixties....
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informative 49%
challenging 31%
emotional 27%
inspiring 17%
funny 15%
adventurous 8%
dark 8%
relaxing 8%
sad 7%
hopeful 5%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 4%
tense 2%
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fast 10%
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Graphic
Drug abuse, Drug use, MurderModerate
Child abuse, Violence, AddictionMinor
Death, Racism, Car accident
238 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374531386
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 28 October 2008
Description
The first nonfiction work by one of the most distinctive prose stylists of our era, Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem remains, decades after its first publication, the essential portrait of America--particularly California--in the sixties....
Community Reviews Summary of 5,764 reviews
Moods
informative 49%
challenging 31%
emotional 27%
inspiring 17%
funny 15%
adventurous 8%
dark 8%
relaxing 8%
sad 7%
hopeful 5%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 4%
tense 2%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 10%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Drug use, MurderModerate
Child abuse, Violence, AddictionMinor
Death, Racism, Car accident