A review by s0rry_im_b00ked
Political Fictions by Joan Didion

4.0

A cogent analysis of insider politics. Joan Didion highlights instances in which the American political process has served the few rather than the many, and explains how political outsiders remain oblivious to the oft-fictitious nature of our republic. My only critique is in regard to the writing style. In my exasperation at having to re-read a particularly long and complex sentence out loud multiple times, I counted 72 words in the offending sentence. This was a great way to kick off 2020, as I found that Didion’s work is still applicable nearly two decades later, and as we have a major election coming up this year!