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It almost doesn't matter what the details of Joan Didion's life were at the time she wrote this memoir, even if the writing spends much of its time in the details; what touched me most is her ability to convey what is, what isn't, and what yet remains unknown in life, love, loss, and grief. A life in mourning is one thing, but Didion reveals that true grief is something else. We can easily lose ourselves in details-- in daily life, it's when we find meaning that we find hope. At best, isn't that why we live? Isn't that why we read?
There is a great amount of hope in "The Year of Magical Thinking". As heavy as it is, it is hopeful.
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megcampbell3, July 22, 2007
It almost doesn't matter what the details of Joan Didion's life were at the time she wrote this memoir, even if the writing spends much of its time in the details; what touched me most is her ability to convey what is, what isn't, and what yet remains unknown in life, love, loss, and grief. A life in mourning is one thing, but Didion reveals that true grief is something else. We can easily lose ourselves in details-- in daily life, it's when we find meaning that we find hope. At best, isn't that why we live? Isn't that why we read?There is a great amount of hope in "The Year of Magical Thinking". As heavy as it is, it is hopeful.
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