by Joan Didion
I had heard of Joan Didion, having read several of her essays in college. This book got a lot of press when it was released so I was looking forward to reading it.
The book documents the year Didion's husband suddenly dies and her daughter falls severely ill (eventually dying as well). It's a horrific plot the reader can't help but wonder how they would survive.
Didion handles it the way she tackles everything in her life -- with obsessive research and a quest for control.
I can relate.
It was heart-wrenching to read about her grief and madness, and the particular way she dealt with both, and very revealing to get inside someone's head during a time of life that will happen to us all.
I'm not sure I can say I enjoyed the book, but I did learn from it.
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