Gus Galarnyk reviewed The White Album by Joan Didion
Compelling writing, probably better reference material than reading material
4 stars
An enjoyable writing style mixed with a subject matter saturated in the names, places, and events of the 60's and 70's makes this a hard book to review. I'm happy I read it, it dragged in many places, but if I was deep diving on those decades I imagine this would be a great perspective to add to the mix. However, because I'm not, I'm reading essays to see what they're like as book I found this entry less compelling than perhaps its intended audience would have. If you're going to read it, consider treating it like homework and reading up every name drop or band or event she references - I bet it would improve the experience immensely.
