The Year of Magical Thinking
Recommended by Catalina Penciu, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #4 in Grief, Ranked #14 in Dying — see more rankings.
'An act of consummate literary bravery, a writer known for her clarity allowing us to watch her mind as it becomes clouded with grief.'
From one of America's iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion. Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage–and a life, in good times and bad–that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child.
Several days before Christmas 2003, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion saw their only daughter, Quintana, fall ill with what seemed at first flu, then... more
From one of America's iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion. Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage–and a life, in good times and bad–that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child.
Several days before Christmas 2003, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion saw their only daughter, Quintana, fall ill with what seemed at first flu, then... more
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The Year of Magical Thinking is ranked in the following categories:
- #81 in Author Biography
- #97 in Autobiography
- #85 in Breakup
- #26 in Death
- #86 in Marriage
- #31 in Memoir
- #100 in Memory Improvement
- #40 in Writers
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