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The Books: After Henry, ‘Sentimental Journeys’, by Joan Didion

Posted on September 25, 2012 by sheila

Still on the essays shelf with another essay from After Henry, by Joan Didion. The final essay in After Henry is a massive multi-part sweeping essay about the Central Park Jogger rape and the ensuing media frenzy as well as … Continue reading →

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The Books: After Henry, ‘Times Mirror Square’, by Joan Didion

Posted on September 22, 2012 by sheila

Still on the essays shelf with another essay from After Henry, by Joan Didion. As I mentioned, the book After Henry is broken up into three sections labeled, Washington, California, New York. We have clearly been going through the “California” … Continue reading →

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The Books: After Henry, ‘L.A. Noir‘, by Joan Didion

Posted on September 20, 2012 by sheila

Still on the essays shelf with another essay from After Henry, by Joan Didion. The Cotton Club preliminary hearing (which was always referred to as a “trial”) was made to be covered by someone like Joan Didion. Its themes and … Continue reading →

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The Books: After Henry, ‘Los Angeles Days’, by Joan Didion

Posted on September 18, 2012 by sheila

Still on the essays shelf with another essay from After Henry, by Joan Didion. ‘Los Angeles Days’ is another one of Joan Didion’s multi-part multi-topic montage essays. I love when she goes at a topic from all angles, without coming … Continue reading →

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The Books: After Henry, ‘Pacific Distances’, by Joan Didion

Posted on September 14, 2012 by sheila

Still on the essays shelf with another essay from After Henry, by Joan Didion. ‘Pacific Distances’ is the second essay in the “California” section of About Henry and it is a monster. It has six separate distinct parts, each with … Continue reading →

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The Books: After Henry, ‘Girl of the Golden West’, by Joan Didion

Posted on September 12, 2012 by sheila

Still on the essays shelf with another essay from After Henry, by Joan Didion. ‘Girl of the Golden West’ is one of Joan Didion’s best essays (and for her, that’s saying a lot). Ostensibly, it tells the story of the … Continue reading →

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The Books: After Henry , ‘Insider Baseball’, by Joan Didion

Posted on September 10, 2012 by sheila

Still on the essays shelf with a second essay from After Henry, by Joan Didion. ‘Insider Baseball’, a 4 part essay about the 1988 Presidential campaign, originally appeared in The New York Review of Books. It’s a monster. Joan Didion … Continue reading →

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The Books: After Henry, ‘In the Realm of the Fisher King’, by Joan Didion

Posted on September 7, 2012 by sheila

Next book on the essays shelf is After Henry, by Joan Didion. After Henry is a 1992 collection of essays by Joan Didion. It is broken up into three sections: Washington, California, New York. This collection is not as well-known … Continue reading →

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The Books: Miami, by Joan Didion

Posted on September 6, 2012 by sheila

Next book on the essays shelf is Miami, by Joan Didion. I need to get back to the book excerpts. My OCD will not let me leave the task unfinished (started in 2006). Of course I have gained books since … Continue reading →

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The Books: Salvador, by Joan Didion

Posted on June 6, 2012 by sheila

Next book on the essays shelf is Salvador, by Joan Didion. Joan Didion went to El Salvador in 1982 at the height of the civil war. She was there with her husband, holed up with a group of hardened journalists … Continue reading →

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