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# 4.4/5 Customer Rating 16,124 Best Seller Rank Powerful, concise essays SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM

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## Summary

> 📖 Own the story of a nation in flux — don’t just read history, live it.

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## Key Features

- • **Authentic Voices:** Experience vivid portraits of real characters and places that shaped a nation’s identity.
- • **Timeless Relevance:** Explore themes of societal change and identity that resonate with today’s cultural shifts.
- • **Top-Ranked Insight:** Ranked #29 in Cultural History Biographies—join thousands who value deep social commentary.
- • **Binge-Worthy Essays:** Short, potent essays perfect for busy professionals craving meaningful reads.
- • **Cultural Zeitgeist Captured:** Dive into America’s transformative '60s through Didion’s sharp, empathetic lens.

## Overview

SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM by Joan Didion is a critically acclaimed collection of essays capturing the social and cultural upheavals of 1960s America. With a 4.4-star rating and top rankings in cultural biography categories, this book offers sharp, empathetic insights into a pivotal era, making it a must-have for readers seeking thoughtful, concise reflections on history and identity.

## Description

Buy SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM 1 by Didion (ISBN: 9780008284640) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: Enjoyable book - Enjoying this book it is a selection of various different subjects writings from the writer. If you are interested in American history or just fancy a good interesting read this is a good book for you.
Review: ‘The centre was not holding’ - Wise and witty, Didion captures America in the ‘60s, mainly California and New York, in a series of contemplative snapshots. There’s an extended essay on San Francisco hippies - drop-outs whose lives don’t seem quite so Bohemian and care-free from the inside. There’s a Louis Theroux vibe in the way this is handled - non-judgmental and empathetic but somehow casually damning in the process … Other pieces look at old California, how New York lost its appeal, and pen portraits of interesting random characters she meets or sees in pubs or clubs. And there’s a moving visit to Hawaii, and reflections on Pearl Harbour. It’s a mix of state of the nation commentary - though never overdone or preachy - and more pedestrian but always compelling social observation. The eponymous essay, with its title taken from the poem The Second Coming by WB Yeats, is a damning portrait of a nation that to some extent has lost its way. Her other collection, The White Album, covered a wider variety of topics - and overall I probably preferred it to Bethlehem. But these essays are on the whole shorter, and individually arguably more powerful - and together they present a vivid picture of America at a transitional time.

## Features

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 16,124 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 29 in Cultural History Biographies 83 in Community & Culture Biographies 113 in Essays, Journals & Letters |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 5,398 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Enjoyable book
*by T***S on 5 July 2023*

Enjoying this book it is a selection of various different subjects writings from the writer. If you are interested in American history or just fancy a good interesting read this is a good book for you.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The centre was not holding’
*by G***T on 6 September 2023*

Wise and witty, Didion captures America in the ‘60s, mainly California and New York, in a series of contemplative snapshots. There’s an extended essay on San Francisco hippies - drop-outs whose lives don’t seem quite so Bohemian and care-free from the inside. There’s a Louis Theroux vibe in the way this is handled - non-judgmental and empathetic but somehow casually damning in the process … Other pieces look at old California, how New York lost its appeal, and pen portraits of interesting random characters she meets or sees in pubs or clubs. And there’s a moving visit to Hawaii, and reflections on Pearl Harbour. It’s a mix of state of the nation commentary - though never overdone or preachy - and more pedestrian but always compelling social observation. The eponymous essay, with its title taken from the poem The Second Coming by WB Yeats, is a damning portrait of a nation that to some extent has lost its way. Her other collection, The White Album, covered a wider variety of topics - and overall I probably preferred it to Bethlehem. But these essays are on the whole shorter, and individually arguably more powerful - and together they present a vivid picture of America at a transitional time.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Elegance and Despair
*by S***E on 26 April 2023*

I love her spare but descriptive language. There is such a melancholy to get writing that speaks of a time lost. Beautiful and poignant and elegiac.

## Frequently Bought Together

- SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM
- THE WHITE ALBUM: The unflinching memoir of counterculture icons during political upheaval
- The Year of Magical Thinking

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