I’m going to keep this short since this is probably an unpopular opinion, but I’m not sure what makes Didion so incredible. I just read Slouching Towards Bethlehem and Let Me Tell You What I Mean, and they were fine. They were essays/news articles about interesting people Didion interviewed or simply her reminscing over her life.

I found it very hippie-ish which makes sense as was written in the late 60s and 70s so readers get a look into the drugs, feminism and other cultural changes coming about in the time through Didion’s eyes. So I guess it does confirm my idea that hippies do sound like that, contemplating life and philosphy and their inner self.

So why did Didion sprang up as the voice of the 60s, surely she wasn’t the only reporter back then. Why did her voice amplify above the others? I can’t find that spark, so comment below on why or how Didion became so impactful!