Talk:The Year of Magical Thinking

Initial comments
I'm not very confident at writing an NPOV description of a book that had an emotional impact on me, and would appreciate any assistance at describing the unique qualities of this book from a neutral, descriptive standpoint. I found Didion's book to be very unique in the manner I tried to express in this article, but fear that I've sounded critical, instead of appreciative of her approach. Ronald W Wise 04:58, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Release date corrected.
In the info box, the release date is listed as 2001. As the book was released in 2005, I am editing this.

Answer to previous post.
I found your summary to be a tribute to Ms. Didion and Mr. J.G. Dunne's writing. I have been a fan of both of them since I was a precocious teenager in the early 1980's. Your summary reminded me of the author's multi-layered, spare style. Thank you.

Some editing and new information.
The book is tough to pin down, but I did not agree that the book began with a simple re-telling of the experience. In fact it begins with Didion's computer notes following the event. I heard her speak at Central Park a few months ago, and remember she said that the structure of the book was meant to mimick the way in which she relived the experience day after day. I wasn't sure how to cite this, but thought the narrative structure of the book, which is really behind much of its critical acclaim, should be mentioned.


 * Unfortunately, I've been told youcan't cite things you have heard an author say, even at public appearances. It makes sense - Wikipedia is meant to refer to externally verifiable sources, and unless your observations of the author have been published in another journal, they are not an externally verifiable source. But I agree it's frustrating. Dybryd 17:40, 25 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Fortunately there is a citation for this, in her New York Books interview with Jonathan Van Meter, which I've already cited for another reason. I'll try and incorporate it. Thayvian (talk) 10:03, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Quintana Roo Dunne Michael
What?

A girls's names or a way of using up difficult tiles in Scrabble? Surely the latter, and surely incorrect information contaminating the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.187.217.66 (talk) 15:43, 9 June 2015 (UTC)