Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays
by Joan Didion

Didion’s essays cut through the disillusioned haze of 1960s America with a clarity that feels almost brutal. She dissects the absurdities of a society teetering on the edge, whether it’s the fractured idealism of California’s counterculture or the haunting undercurrents of personal breakdowns. Her prose is sharp, almost detached, but it captures the raw tension of a moment in history when the veneer of stability was cracking, and people were left fumbling for meaning. It’s more than a snapshot of the ’60s, it’s an exploration of how we make sense of a world that seems bent on losing its grip. Or so we’re told. We haven’t read it yet.