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A review by daniellam
Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion
5.0
Ah, what a treat (feels kind of wrong to say given the absolutely depressing narrative). But Didion’s words flow so exquisitely on the page, and it’s just really nice to read something this well written. The sharp, quick prose is entrancing and effective. The way the chapters leave you almost speechless, but also give you exactly enough. The silence is loud. So brilliant.
The story follows an actress in the late 1960s as she descends into a deep despair, shrinking smaller and smaller and withering into absolutely nothing. She knows life is just a game, and she’s continuing to play it, until she doesn’t.
Extremely somber, bleak, and tragic - unfortunately, also highly relatable and relevant in 2022. Don’t read if sad.
The story follows an actress in the late 1960s as she descends into a deep despair, shrinking smaller and smaller and withering into absolutely nothing. She knows life is just a game, and she’s continuing to play it, until she doesn’t.
Extremely somber, bleak, and tragic - unfortunately, also highly relatable and relevant in 2022. Don’t read if sad.