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The Books: The White Album, ‘In the Islands’, by Joan Didion

Posted on June 5, 2012 by sheila

Next book on the essays shelf is The White Album: Essays (FSG Classics), by Joan Didion. Didion has written a couple of interesting essays about Hawaii. Her family would vacation there when she was a child, and stay at a … Continue reading →

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The Books: The White Album, ‘The Women’s Movement’, by Joan Didion

Posted on June 1, 2012 by sheila

Next book on the essays shelf is The White Album: Essays (FSG Classics), by Joan Didion. I read this biting analysis of the women’s movement and I think, “Way to make friends, Joan.” Ha. Written in 1972, it comes 20 … Continue reading →

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The Books: The White Album, ‘Bureaucrats’, by Joan Didion

Posted on May 29, 2012 by sheila

Next book on the essays shelf is The White Album: Essays (FSG Classics), by Joan Didion. I lived in Los Angeles for four months when I was 23 years old. I stayed in the spare bedroom of a woman in … Continue reading →

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The Books: The White Album, ‘Holy Water’, by Joan Didion

Posted on May 28, 2012 by sheila

Next book on the essays shelf is The White Album: Essays (FSG Classics), by Joan Didion. One of the best parts of Didion’s writing, which you might miss since her subject matter is so broad, is how obsessive she is. … Continue reading →

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The Books: The White Album: ‘The White Album’, by Joan Didion

Posted on May 25, 2012 by sheila

Next book on the essays shelf is The White Album: Essays (FSG Classics), by Joan Didion. Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Didion’s first collection of essays, came out in 1969. The essays had been written in the mid to late 60s, and … Continue reading →

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The Books: Slouching Towards Bethlehem: ‘Notes From a Native Daughter’, by Joan Didion

Posted on May 15, 2012 by sheila

A fourth excerpt from the essay collection: Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays (FSG Classics), by Joan Didion Joan Didion has many topics that obsess her. Crime, narrative, real estate, language, to name a few. One of her obsessions is her home … Continue reading →

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The Books: Slouching Towards Bethlehem: ‘Slouching Towards Bethlehem’, by Joan Didion

Posted on May 11, 2012 by sheila

A third excerpt from the essay collection: Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays (FSG Classics), by Joan Didion One of Joan Didion’s masterpieces. It’s unlike a lot of her other writing, which can be quite openly analytical. In this, she only has … Continue reading →

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The Books: Slouching Towards Bethlehem: ‘Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream’, by Joan Didion

Posted on May 1, 2012 by sheila

Moving on from the Hollywood shelf to what I call my Essay shelf. First up, is the Joan Didion section. She is one of my favorite writers of all time. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays (FSG Classics), by Joan Didion Slouching … Continue reading →

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