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Play It As It Lays

Name: Play It As It Lays
Author: Joan Didion
ISBN: 9780374521714

Joan Didion, 1970

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You · S2 E1 · Love Quinn

Love's welcome gift: Play It As It Lays

Didion's 1970 novel follows an actress drifting through Hollywood who can't find a reason to keep playing along. Love hands it to a man hiding under a fake name, in a city built on them.

Sources: Guide to the Books in You Season 2, Geek Girl Authority · The Joe Goldberg Reading list, Redwood City Public Library

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