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Miami
Miami | Joan Didion
14 posts | 5 read | 8 to read
This is a surprising portrait of the pastel city, a masterly study of Cuban immigration and exile, and a sly account of vile moments in the Cold War. Miami may be the sunniest place in America but this is Didion's darkest book, in which she explores American efforts to overthrow the Castro regime, Miami's civic corruption and racist treatment of its large black community.
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Ephemera
Miami | Joan Didion
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This book came out in 1987 and relates the ins and outs of Cuban exile politics as played out in Miami, Florida. After Castro removed Batista from power, a lot of Cubans fled to the US and most took up residence in Miami. Because this was during the Cold War era, it was expected that the US would provide the means to remove Castro and thwart communism there. These hopes were never fulfilled. Four stars

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Bertha_Mason
Miami | Joan Didion

"The buildings themselves seemed to swim free against the sky: there had grown up in Miami during the recent money years an architecture which appeared to have slipped its moorings, a not inappropriate style for a terrain with only a provisional claim on being land at all. Surfaces were reflective, opalescent. Angles were oblique, intersecting to disorienting effect."
An eldritch city.

ReadingVampire Sad that in the 80s and 90s my city was more beautiful than could be imagined, now not so much. They try to keep Miami Beach with the deco style but I think they are trying to “update” it too much and the traffic really ruins the ambiance as well. We have such a road problem. 4y
Bertha_Mason @Puredragonstar I'm sorry, that sucks. I love art deco architecture. 4y
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Bertha_Mason
Miami | Joan Didion

"Havana vanities come to dust in Miami."
Today in notable first lines.

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GatheringBooks
Miami | Joan Didion
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#SongsOfSummer Day 21: Did not realize there were so many #Miami themed novels! Tagged book is what I am most interested in.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Me either!!! 5y
OriginalCyn620 I didn‘t know that either! ❤️😎 5y
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Eggs
Miami | Joan Didion
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Water so clear, you can see to the bottom
Hundred-thousand dollar cars, e'ybody got em
Ain't no surprise in the club to see Sly, Stallone
Miami, my second home🎶

#miami #songsofsummer @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

OriginalCyn620 🎶🎶love this song! ❤️ 5y
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steffakish
Miami | Joan Didion
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Saw this outside one of my favorite restaurants.

#happyreading #tbr #grababook #freebooks

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Samplergal
Miami | Joan Didion
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Unpacked most of the kids books and getting ready to box them to hand out at the fair. #MiamiBookFair #amazing

Lovesbooks87 💜📚💜📚💜📚 6y
Cathythoughts You are great ! Well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
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Samplergal
Miami | Joan Didion
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Author‘s backpacks we stuffed with goodies. 500 to be exact. Good stuff happening here next week. #miamibookfair

Sleepswithbooks I‘m so happy you‘ve been posting about this... I haven‘t gone to the Miami Book Fair since I‘ve lived in Florida and I plan to go next Saturday (payday!!) 📚 6y
Samplergal @Stacypatrice I will be volunteering next Saturday at an autograph booth. No idea where or what authors yet. I‘d love to meet up! 6y
Sleepswithbooks @Samplergal: Me too!! Let‘s plan on it 🙂 6y
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Samplergal
Miami | Joan Didion
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Volunteering at #miamibookfair. Opens tomorrow if anyone is around. It runs through next weekend. Those boxes are all children‘s books. Every child coming gets one free. #amazing

Lovesbooks87 That's pretty amazing! 6y
Cathythoughts Well done 👍🏻👍🏻 6y
TheSpineView That's great! Wish I was there! 6y
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Samplergal
Miami | Joan Didion
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Will any one be at the Miami book fair ? I will be volunteering three different days. I‘d love to meet some of you if you are planning to be there. #miamibookfair

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Eggs
Miami | Joan Didion
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This Didion was bleh for me. Pictured is a sunset view from the Pacific Coast Highway 💓last week.

Dragon What a great view! 😀🐉 7y
vamp Nice😍 7y
zezeki Beautiful!😍 7y
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ShannonOffDuty
Miami | Joan Didion
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Mehso-so

Informative but didn't amount to anything too interesting or emotional. A little in the beginning but the Washington aspect was boring to me.

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WanderingBookaneer
Miami | Joan Didion
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I spotted an #IndieBookstore . I hope I get to visit it! #GetIndie

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Matilda
Miami | Joan Didion
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Lit Hub has a Didion tote bag giveaway today: http://lithub.com/todays-giveaway/

BookishMarginalia That's a nice tote! 8y
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