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The Joan Didion Diaries

“Notes to John”: https://shorturl.at/PJFLg 1 This is an utterly astounding book that should be read by everybody. I must admit, I am not a huge Joan Didion fan. I loved “Slouching Towards Bethlehem,” but found “Play It As It Lays” flat. As for the vaunted books thereafter, I found them dense and mannered and thought […]

Dream State

https://t.ly/tU5nO The first section of this book is positively mesmerizing. I’m not sure I’ve seen this situation detailed so well previously, at least not recently. You know how it is, when you feel a connection. And you wonder if they feel it too. There hasn’t been any conversation about it. You’re twisting in the wind, […]

Original Sin

“Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again”: https://shorturl.at/ICCaY This is a riveting read. But I didn’t learn much. Regarding the facts. But aging and personalities? Maybe it’s my personality, always looking for the negative in myself. Seeing where I falter. This makes me strive to be better, but […]

The Record Plant Book

“Buzz Me In: Inside Record Plant Studios”: https://shorturl.at/CkwqG Just when you think every story’s been told… I couldn’t put this book down. I started it yesterday and finished it today. And I’m a slow reader. I want to devour every word. I’m memorizing without even realizing it. Because that’s just how much I care. The […]