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Play It As It Lays
Play It As It Lays
Author: Joan Didion
A dissection of American life in the late 1960s, Play It As It Lays captures the mood of an entire generation. Joan Didion chose Hollywood to serve as her microcosm of contemporary society and exposed a culture characterized by emptiness and ennui. — Maria Wyeth is an emotional drifter who has become almost anesthetized against pain and pleasure....  more »
ISBN-13: 9780374521714
ISBN-10: 0374521719
Pages: 214
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  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 17
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Helpful Score: 1
Didion's prose is like poetry...chapter 1 is the best part, I thought. This is the 2nd book by Didion I've read (started with The Year of Magical Thinking, also highly reccommended) and she is already one of my favorite authors.
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I really enjoyed this book... It's definitely NOT upbeat though.
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Spare and difficult as always but Didion captures darkness better than just about anyone. Lost a half-star because the introduction in this edition contains spoilers. Why would you do this?!

Also there is liberal use of the word "f*ggot"-I know in the mindset of the time it's considered appropriate usage but was uncomfortable to read in 2014. Just a warning about that.
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Basic Didion 1978 paperback


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