Notes to John from Joan

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Though written with Didion’s constitutional meticulousness, the book is less a finely cut sapphire than a cloud of diamond dust, sparkling even as it complicates our view of an important figure

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Notes to John by Joan Didion

Drawn from Didion’s previously unpublished reflections on sessions with a therapist, “Notes to John” — addressed to her husband, John Gregory Dunne — is at once slightly sordid and utterly fascinating, as it shows the celebrated author (who died in 2021) grappling with her legacy, her anxiety and, especially, her longstanding maternal concern for the well-being of her troubled daughter, Quintana Roo, who died at 39 of complications from pancreatitis.

Though written with Didion’s constitutional meticulousness, the book is less a finely cut sapphire than a cloud of diamond dust, sparkling even as it complicates our view of an important figure. Read our review.

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