Joan Didion

Joan Didion is the author of five novels and seven previous books of nonfiction: among them the great portraits of a decade in essays, 'Sentimental Journeys', 'The White Album', and 'Slouching Towards Bethlehem'. Her previous book, 'The Year of Magical Thinking' was an international bestseller.

Joan Didion book reviews

  • The Year of Magical Thinking 5 out of 5

    A great help

    by JVHREV, Nov 10, 2011

    Ms. Didion's book has helped me to deal with the loss of my partner of 53 years who disappeared into thin air on May 7th this year. The shock of reading in print exact thoughts that continue to run ... read more

  • A Book of Common Prayer 4 out of 5

    by lynne, Nov 10, 2010

    Book was in excellant shape. Content was good, which I knew already. read more

  • Democracy 5 out of 5

    A haunting Story

    by scottiechris, Aug 9, 2010

    I have read Democracy several times over the years and I'm always impressed with new things I find in it. And it is pretty phenomenal how much Didion can convey with relatively few words. But what I ... read more

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