Didion's Notebook Review

I enjoyed Didion's writing immensely, it was a comfortable but thought-provoking read that left me feeling almost nostalgic, like sorting through boxes of old photographs. Didion's description of her journal-keeping practices reminded me of my own forgotten diaries, a vague impression of flowery, softly colored books with flimsy little locks. I had dozens of equally fragile keys to match, each one capable of unlocking all the diaries (which various relatives relentlessly gifted me), not matter which it had originally belonged to. I remember being a child and attempting to record the day's events like a descriptive, chronological list, everything filed neatly into place.

I had thought that I simply didn't know the right way to keep a notebook,