Play It As It Lays A Novel

"Although [the character, Maria] seems to be in hell, and although every event is charged with misery, 'Play It As It Lays' will extract no tears and cannot be honestly called depressing. The neat, cinematic construction, the economy and precision of the narrative, and the harsh wit of the mean, soulless dialogue stimulate a certain exhilaration, as when we appreciate a harmonious and well-proportioned painting of some cruelly martyred saint in whom we do not believe.Didion, Joan is the author of 'Play It As It Lays A Novel', published 1990 under ISBN 9780374521714 and ISBN 0374521719.