Nicole S.
As a writer-turned-editor, this book has inspired me to write again. Didion's use of repetition is masterful. And the reader (I have to remember to look up who that was) was a perfect match. I've debated whether to recommend people read the book or listen to the audiotape. I was clearly moved by the audio experience...but I just went out and bought the book so I can experience it in that way, and go back and refer to especially poignant passages. To the person on this site who said it was too impersonal...she clearly was doing the laundry or something while listening and wasn't paying attention. You don't have to read someone's resume to know who they are. In Didion's writing, she reveals personalities through stories, through memories...images of John reading the paper, his lists, their travels, gardenia trapped in the pool filter. This book is amazing.