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Criticism

The Abandonment of California by Joan Didion: A Comparative Glance at Run River and Where I Was From

In an alternate universe, perhaps Joan Didion herself might have become some version of Lily Knight, the dissatisfied, cuckolding Sacramento girl who couldn’t seem to fathom how to be a good wife to the man who loved her. Without her writing talent as a ticket out of town, Didion could have easily become just another Golden State tragedy, damned to a lifetime of complacence and … Continue reading The Abandonment of California by Joan Didion: A Comparative Glance at Run River and Where I Was From

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Criticism

Pain Is A Virtue: Chloe Caldwell’s I’ll Tell You In Person

It’s pretty much unspoken in the twenty-first century that any book or collection of stories about being, essentially, a fuck-up with no concrete life direction is going to be highly desirable reading material to most audiences in their 20s and 30s. That being said, Chloe Caldwell’s latest, I’ll Tell You in Person, is a love letter to anyone who has no idea what the hell … Continue reading Pain Is A Virtue: Chloe Caldwell’s I’ll Tell You In Person

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