I have been reading this book and have nearly finished, and despite my dislike of previous Joan Didion works, I have thoroughly enjoyed this one and it taught me many things I felt other Didion books I read did not effectively convey. (I also enjoyed the talk of Joan Baez near the start, it very much suprised me.)
“We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget. We forget the loves and the betrayals alike, forget what we whispered and what we screamed, forget who we were. My stake is always, of course, in the unmentioned girl in the plaid silk dress. Remember what it was to be me: that is always the point.”
thanks joan 😛