A review by roisin_prendergast
I'll Never Be Young Again by Daphne du Maurier

4.0

In the way that D.H. Lawrence amazes me with his ability to write the experiences of a young woman, du Maurier has done this with writing the experiences of a young man. He is irritating and egotistical, and on the whole not all that likeable. But I think this is how it is supposed to be. It's an illustration of youth and the immunity it affords us, the chances it gives us, and the excuses. I remember thinking and feeling all that this young man does when I was 20 - 21. And I thought that I would never change, that my opinions and my personality were formed. At first I wished I had read this book back then, but I think it is the separation that has given me the affiliation. I would not have been able to see my reflection when I was at the closer point.