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When I first read this book (my first Didion) I thought: Oh, this is what everyone I admire has been reading! She is the OG!!
The way she writes about life, about the world we all live in... it's just honest and completely lucid.
Feb 8, 2024
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My first Joan Didion, really heartwrenching and beautiful piece about dealing with the unreality of loss, if you're into nonfiction
Sep 12, 2024
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i've never finished a book so fast in my life. she writes about life and grief in such an intimate way and i could honestly reread it forever.
the opening lines are "Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends." which, even on its own, is just wow
Apr 19, 2024
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Like she just gets it
Jan 22, 2024
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it's not only fun but deeply moving, that connection we create together. listening to the words of someone you don't know. getting a look into another life, sometimes very different than your own, sometimes very similar. it feels like you're not alone. it feels like praying.
Jan 23, 2024
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yesterday my girlfriend was sobbing in bed because she felt like a failure. at first, i didn't know what to do. i tried to help her on her tasks, i tried to do the job for her. it didn't work. it didn't seem to be helping at all. so i stopped and laid down next to her. and i held her hand. and we stayed like that for half an hour. then, slowly, carefully, she started to get closer to me. she hugged me. she was still crying but she was now letting me into that pain. and i thought: this is what i want for you. this is what i want for us. to be able to rest with each other.
Jan 23, 2024
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Today I called my mom because my life feels really out of control right now. I’ve been trying to do it all by myself but today I broke down. Today I felt like I couldn’t fight anymore. This is what she said to me:
“I love you. I know who you are. You know who you are. Everything is fine. I will always be here with you.”
Mar 5, 2024