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The Private Life of the Diary: From Pepys to Tweets: A History of the Diary as an Art Form by Sally Bayley
4.0
Super informative. A really good survey of the diary in its past and present form, in its private and social life. Bayley really did put a lot of thought, research, and fragments of diarist to support her points and it made me fall in love all over again with this form of writing, having religiously kept a diary myself for over 10 years now.
The first half of this book was really engrossing and quick paced but it did drag at the "political/scandal" diary section. That specific part was a bit tedious and info-dumpy.
But like I said, Bayley does a good overview through time and space of the diary, from Pepys and beyond to the digital age, our age.
Highly recommend this one! Especially to diary lovers and keepers, or even for ones intrigued by the form.
The first half of this book was really engrossing and quick paced but it did drag at the "political/scandal" diary section. That specific part was a bit tedious and info-dumpy.
But like I said, Bayley does a good overview through time and space of the diary, from Pepys and beyond to the digital age, our age.
Highly recommend this one! Especially to diary lovers and keepers, or even for ones intrigued by the form.