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Play It As It Lays

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A ruthless dissection of American life in the late 1960s, Joan Didion's Play It as It Lays captures the mood of an entire generation, the ennui of contemporary society reflected in spare prose that blisters and haunts the reader.

Set in a place beyond good and evil---literally in Hollywood, Las Vegas, and the barren wastes of the Mojave Desert, but figuratively in the landscape of an arid soul---it remains more than three decades after its original publication a profoundly disturbing novel, riveting in its exploration of a woman and a society in crisis and stunning in the still-startling intensity of its prose.

Editions (3)

ISBN9780374529949
PublisherFSG Adult
Publication Date11/15/05
Pages240

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  • lese_verliebt
    lese_verliebt

    335 Followers

    5.0

    WOW. Habe bisher nur non fiction von ihr gelesen und dieser Roman ist eine Wucht! Queen of alles einfach ✨🫶🏻

    Mar 13, 2024

  • avg
    avg

    153 Followers

    5.0

    Play It As It Lays 🐍

    Warum nicht.

    Play It As It Lays 🐍

    Sep 13, 2023

  • jamin
    jamin

    4 Followers

    5.0

    Played As It Lays was incredible. It’s officially my new favorite book. The way it’s written is so gripping and exciting. From the very first pages I was completely hooked. At the beginning, you constantly wonder how all the characters connect and what the story is really about, which made it impossible to stop reading. There are plot twists, the tension never disappears, and the atmosphere throughout the book is amazing. It’s exactly my style. I don’t know if it’s a book for everyone, but personally I thought it was absolutely brilliant. It has this femme fatale energy that I completely love. Definitely my new favorite book.

    Jun 28, 2026

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