The Year of Magical Thinking
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
11 journalers for this copy...
This was one of the best books that I read in 2007. I thought that it was perhaps the most honest book I've read and managed to capture the helplessness and lost feelings of grief beautifully.
Reserved for Best of 2007 swap. Mailed to Lizabeth on Feb. 14, 2008.
Reserved for Best of 2007 swap. Mailed to Lizabeth on Feb. 14, 2008.
I happily won this in the BEST OF 2007 Swap. Looking forward to reading it.
I can see why this book was picked as a BEST READ. It is so beautifully written that you feel like you are going through the grieving process along with Joan. It is a very honest and very raw look of Joan's feelings and observations of the year following the death of her husband and the illness of her only child.
I am always amazed when I find myself reading a non-fiction book (and loving it) because it is not my normal genre of reading (my grandparents would be so proud :-)). I also continue to be very impressed with MsJoanna's selection in books. I still have another one of her books that I am so looking forward to reading but which has not yet made it out of my TBR mountain.
I am always amazed when I find myself reading a non-fiction book (and loving it) because it is not my normal genre of reading (my grandparents would be so proud :-)). I also continue to be very impressed with MsJoanna's selection in books. I still have another one of her books that I am so looking forward to reading but which has not yet made it out of my TBR mountain.
mailed to lmn60 on 7/17/09.
Safely received in Australia! I'm really pleased to have a chance to read this wishlist book! However, as I've just finished two days professional development on trauma and bereavement... I might let this one languish on Mt TBR for a little while until I'm ready to tackle it!
What an extraordinary book... heartbreakingly honest in its examination of grief and beautifully written.
I was really engaged and moved by Didion's memoir of this traumatic time in her life - and also impressed by her resilience and honesty.
Thank you so much for sharing this one with me... I'll make sure it's passed on to another reader who will appreciate its power.
I was really engaged and moved by Didion's memoir of this traumatic time in her life - and also impressed by her resilience and honesty.
Thank you so much for sharing this one with me... I'll make sure it's passed on to another reader who will appreciate its power.
Journal Entry 7 by 
lmn60
at NOSH, Hall St in Newport, Victoria Australia on Sunday, September 23, 2012
lmn60 at NOSH, Hall St in Newport, Victoria Australia on Sunday, September 23, 2012
Released 11 yrs ago (9/23/2012 UTC) at NOSH, Hall St in Newport, Victoria Australia
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Hello and congratulations! You have not only found yourself a good book, but a whole community of booklovers dedicated to sharing books with each other and the world at large. I hope you'll stick around a bit and get to know BookCrossing --maybe even make a journal entry on this book. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join (its free!) And if you do choose to join, I hope you'll consider using me, lmn60, as your referring member. Feel free to read and keep this book, or to pass it on to a friend or even set it out "in the wild" for someone else to find like you did. If you do choose to join and journal, then you can watch the book as it travels- You'll be alerted by email each time someone makes another journal entry. It's all confidential (you're known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free. Happy reading!
Recommended to me by my local book enabler and friend lmn60, so how could I refuse? She and I usually have similar tastes and I look forward to reading this in due course.
A very personal memoir of the author's life and immense grief after the death of her husband as well as the terrible illness of her only daughter. She struggled to come to terms with normal life and everything she did, reminded her of John and the things they had done together particularly during their last year together.
Very honestly and bravely told, I as the reader, felt her grief and the great difficulty she had in coming to terms with the fact that her partner of 40 years was never coming back.
Very honestly and bravely told, I as the reader, felt her grief and the great difficulty she had in coming to terms with the fact that her partner of 40 years was never coming back.
Picked up at meetup today at Yummie Hong Kong Dim Sum, and comes highly recommended by fellow book crossers
Journal Entry 11 by KKslibrary at Cafe Era in Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia on Sunday, August 25, 2013
Released 10 yrs ago (8/25/2013 UTC) at Cafe Era in Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia
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A sad and poignant book from one of America's iconic writers abut a very difficult time in her life when her husband dies suddenly the night before New Year's Eve, and her daughter is in an induced coma and on life support. She tells of her feelings and grief in losing her husband and soulmate and having to deal with her daughter's illness, and whether she would live or die. I could totally relate to how bereft she felt as I felt the same after losing my husband in a car accident when my daughter was only a baby. She describes so well that fog you live in in those first few months afterwards. it is beautifully written.
To be released at meetup
To be released at meetup
Caught at last Sunday's meet-up at Cafe Era after being recommended as a good read, so onto Mt TBR it goes.
This is a beautifully written, confrontingly candid memoir. Recommended reading for lovers of the genre.
Journal Entry 14 by 
marmee463
at Green Sage Cafe in Templestowe, Victoria Australia on Sunday, December 1, 2013
marmee463 at Green Sage Cafe in Templestowe, Victoria Australia on Sunday, December 1, 2013
Released 10 yrs ago (12/13/2013 UTC) at Green Sage Cafe in Templestowe, Victoria Australia
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Plan to release this at the meet-up.
To the finder of this book -
Please let me know it is in safe hands by journalling that you have caught it, you are under no obligation to read it and Bookcrossing is completely anonymous.
To the finder of this book -
Please let me know it is in safe hands by journalling that you have caught it, you are under no obligation to read it and Bookcrossing is completely anonymous.
Just in time for another year of magical thinking: picked up at Book Crosser's meeting.
Grabbed this from GreggieH to put aside for the Alphabetical BB.
Now continuing its worldwide journey
Arrived today. Thank you for sharing it with me!
This is the book I prepared for the Y-letter roundabout. I'm sending it to rodespringbal now since the parcel from Australia seem to gone MIA.
You've found a travelling book. Hurray!
The book's journey continues by its finder's cooperation and creativity. By making a journal entry on this book, you can add to the book's story as it travels from reader to reader around the world.
Enjoy your reading!
Привет!
Спасибо, что нашли время зайти на сайт и сделать запись в журнале! Напишите, когда и где вы нашли книгу.
Перед тем, как попасть к Вам, она побывала в других уголках света. История ее путешествий записана на сайте, и теперь к ней добавился еще один пункт. Я очень рада, что она нашла нового читателя в Вашем лице.
You've found a travelling book. Hurray!
The book's journey continues by its finder's cooperation and creativity. By making a journal entry on this book, you can add to the book's story as it travels from reader to reader around the world.
Enjoy your reading!
Привет!
Спасибо, что нашли время зайти на сайт и сделать запись в журнале! Напишите, когда и где вы нашли книгу.
Перед тем, как попасть к Вам, она побывала в других уголках света. История ее путешествий записана на сайте, и теперь к ней добавился еще один пункт. Я очень рада, что она нашла нового читателя в Вашем лице.
Journal Entry 20 by rodespringbal at Roosdaal, Vlaams-Brabant / Brabant Flamant Belgium on Monday, May 23, 2016
rodespringbal at Roosdaal, Vlaams-Brabant / Brabant Flamant Belgium on Monday, May 23, 2016
thank you Lamilla for the Y parcel!
Journal Entry 21 by rodespringbal at Roosdaal, Vlaams-Brabant / Brabant Flamant Belgium on Wednesday, June 6, 2018
rodespringbal at Roosdaal, Vlaams-Brabant / Brabant Flamant Belgium on Wednesday, June 6, 2018
No really my thing, so I will send this on.
Journal Entry 22 by rodespringbal at Castricum, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Wednesday, June 6, 2018
rodespringbal at Castricum, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Goes with me to a meeting. Bookguide likes to read this one :-)
Thank you so much for bringing this to the Dutch-speaking BC unconvention on the beach in Castricum for me, rodespringbal. I read a review of it on the Guardian website and wanted to read it, so I’m looking forward to doing so.
An impressive portrait of grief, though the privileged lifestyle did grate.
Journal Entry 25 by bookguide at Piet Hein van Eek in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant Netherlands on Saturday, January 14, 2023
Released 1 yr ago (1/14/2023 UTC) at Piet Hein van Eek in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant Netherlands
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
This book has been released as part of the following BookCrossing challenges:
- The Ultimate Challenge - read and release books, with extra points for a monthly theme
- Reduce Mount TBR (To Be Read) - read and release books on the TBR list since before the end of the previous year.
- The Ultimate Challenge - read and release books, with extra points for a monthly theme
- Reduce Mount TBR (To Be Read) - read and release books on the TBR list since before the end of the previous year.
