Been wanting to try a Vonnegut for a while but I am, in fact, allergic to sci-fi. Thoughts on bluebeard:
- well paced. - time shifts worked so well witBeen wanting to try a Vonnegut for a while but I am, in fact, allergic to sci-fi. Thoughts on bluebeard:
- well paced. - time shifts worked so well with the character of Rabo/his voice. - very happy that I selected a gay one on a whim. - beautiful satire of the creation/destruction of war through art. - somehow gritty and cute and about the horrors.
A fun and entertaining read, you easily fall into the magical world Kawakami creates. Connected sort vignettes/character profiles/folklore. Very uniq A fun and entertaining read, you easily fall into the magical world Kawakami creates. Connected sort vignettes/character profiles/folklore. Very unique. ...more
The end of the “Ladies Lunch” story took a turn at the end and I surprising loved the book!!! Other stories were fun and paired well with the titular sThe end of the “Ladies Lunch” story took a turn at the end and I surprising loved the book!!! Other stories were fun and paired well with the titular story. Unique perspective of the older women, something I don’t see as often but tend to adore. Thanks lily <3...more
Though there are many points in this book that I strongly disagree with, I truly enjoyed reading this book and thinking about Didion's life and work aThough there are many points in this book that I strongly disagree with, I truly enjoyed reading this book and thinking about Didion's life and work as a whole. One part that stuck out to me was observations on how technology and societal change motivated adaptations in Joan's work. Shifting from notecards to computers for research allowed her to extend quotes etc. These small details about an already incredibly open author were fun.
Okayyyyy and here is what I did not like!
- The citations were weird? Felt like a high school essay? No footnotes? - Parts felt wayyyy too much like the author's own little memoir. Where is the 'we' so crucial to Didion's writing? lol. - This one made me mad. Why were PAGES dedicated to speculation on whether Didion was a "good mother?"—Didion is so vulnerable in her books, especially those about her family, little theories on the Didion-Dunne dynamic were not needed to the extent they were discussed. - I am an Eve Babitz lover. We know Didion was her mentor and frenemy, and Babitz took no shame in calling out Didion for her lack of intersectionality (??) BUT there was no need to paint Babitz as being more "vulnerable" for what? not having a husband? grrrrr.
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