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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I'm glad that I picked this up after watching the new Netflix documentary on Joan Didion! I'd previously had Slouching Towards Bethlehem on my to-read, but for some reason, had never gotten to it. Will absolutely pick that up now. These political essays were incisive and funny page-turners. The only complaint I had was that this copy I read didn't have original publish information on each essay. I would have liked to know as I was reading them, what audience/publication they were originally compiled for. no reviews | add a review
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National Bestseller In these coolly observant essays, Joan Didion looks at the American political process and at "that handful of insiders who invent, year in and year out, the narrative of public life." Through the deconstruction of the sound bites and photo ops of three presidential campaigns, one presidential impeachment, and an unforgettable sex scandal, Didion reveals the mechanics of American politics. She tells us the uncomfortable truth about the way we vote, the candidates we vote for, and the people who tell us to vote for them. These pieces build, one on the other, into a disturbing portrait of the American political landscape, providing essential reading on our democracy. "One of our most cherished and insightful explicators of American culture...brings her perspective to the ultimate insider world." --San Francisco Chronicle Winner of the George Polk Book Award No library descriptions found. |
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I would like to see her come out wit h another book about what is going in right now in America. I just got done watching Trump's impeachment trial. It makes me sad that people..adults..OUR POLITICIANS who serve at our pleasure..act like they are three years old, slinging insult s and making up stories.
So many of our elected leaders are nothing more then sociopaths. She does an excellent job in explaining the political process which has worsened with time and I would like to read her thoughts on the mess that is our political process in 2020. ( )