Reviews

Keeping On Keeping On by Alan Bennett

quintusmarcus's review

5.0

First book down of the new year! Ok, true, I was sandbagging a little - saved the last few pages for today. I loved reading his diary excerpts in the London Review of Books - it got to a point where that was the only part I was reading. Mostly details of his daily life: travels, irritations, political commentaries, and observations. Clear-eyed, thoughtful, and very worth reading.

agmaynard's review

4.0

Because I'm already in the tank for AB, I don't really have to relate that this latest entry is more of the same excellence. Though I haven't ready MANY English diarists, I 'm going to put him in the mix with Pepys and Agate. The related essays, addresses, sermons, film diaries, and appreciations have only slightly less appeal. I began some years back with "The Clothes They Stood Up In", in a quirky little hardback edition, then moved to other writings and film. Recommended, though not as a starter volume.