The Year of Magical Thinking Audiobook

" You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends... I just lost my Dad and brother; Didion kindly shared the grieving process by my side, and I'll forever appreciate her candor. "

" Gorgeous language, painful topic, admire Didion's rather forensic approach to loss. "

" Didion said she was surprised that of all her books this is the one that received notice and a prize. I'm not surprised really mainly because of the subject, but for me, having read all of her nonfiction, this book really is not among her best. I reacted to it the way I do most of her fiction, which is to feel so distanced by the voice that I never go all the way into it. I liked it, but I expected to like it so much more. "

" One of my husband's attending physicians gave this book to all of the medical students working under her. I had never read anything by Didion, and because of her gifted writing, it was intriguing to witness her journey of suddenly losing her husband. "

" I wouldn't really recommend this book. Portions of it were very interesting in how the main character deals with grief; however, there was much of the book that I just skimmed over because it didn't interest me. "

" This book will make you stop and appreciate all the people in your life that you love. "

" I read this book, and then gave it to my sister, the year her husband died. It was an intensely necessary read. "

" I would actually give this 3.5 stars. It was a fascinating look at one woman's grief in a sympathetic but never simplistic way. There were some connections that she made that didn't mean much to me--I didn't make the leap with her. Still it was a fascinating book with many layers. "

" Death and loss. A sad fact of life. "

" An amazing memoir. Absolutely amazing. "

" "In the end it all evens out" "

" If she weren't Joan Didion, no one would read this. Me me me what I wore me me. "

" Had nice little tidbit's in it but overall i struggled to connect to this book and her writing. "

" Stark, honest and magical. Didion is a strong, courageous woman who lives to write and writes to live. "

" Didion's writing is beautiful and surprisingly restrained given the subject matter; I am going to read one of her early essay collections, probably Slouching Towards Bethlehem, soon. "

" The author speaks from the heart about the shock and misery of losing her husband. I liked this book better than the one she recently wrote about the shock and misery of losing her only daughter. This poor lady. "

" I could reread this book a hundred times and always find something new to love about it. Beautiful! "

" Written during a year of grieving when it is still fresh and painful. You must get past her wonderfully privileged lifestyle to feel her loneliness and pain of losing a husband and friend. If you can do that you will understand her loss "

" Very sad but not depressing. A great read for anyone who is, or will be (all of us?) dealing with the death of a loved one. "

" Depressing, but a great study of grief and the love you share with a spouse. "

" great writing in many parts, but got a little too self-indulgent and repetitive towards the end. "

" This is a beautiful story told in beautiful language. "

" I'm not a Didion fan in general, but I found this book impossible to put down. "

" Read everything by Joan Didion beginning my Junior year of undergrad. She is my soul-mate. Her prose and perspective make me glad to be alive. "

" People think so highly of this book, I wonder if I just didn't get<i/> it somehow. It seemed self-involved and self-indulgent, and what, may I ask, is the reader supposed to get out of it? "

" I found it so hard to connect with such a profound grief. I've never experienced such termoil - it's pacified and unnerving. "

" Incredibly depressing, but very powerful. I mean, that pretty much sums up Joan Didion in general, but this book was something special. I'd recommend it to anyone who has experienced loss. "

" Very tragic and touching. I probably should have waited a bit to read it as I just lost my Dad a few months ago, and as a result I had to set it aside a few times and it took me awhile to get through. It was a really good look at grief, and quite helpful. "

" You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends.Very tough to read, and I am sure, very tough to write. This book made me think about my own mortality and that of my family and friends. Joan made it through! "

" "Was it only by dreaming or writing that I could find out what I thought?" "