Sunday, June 17, 2012

 
Then Again By Diane Keaton


Diane Keaton to me has always represented a strong female. A bit eccentric, a bit quirky, a bit insecure but she definitely has a strong presence. This book definitely confirms that. She writes the book as if she is sitting on your couch having a conversation with you. Her book starts with her talking about how important and influential her mother was to her. I think I can safely say that mothers are extremely influential in their children’s life. I think more so with females but I could be wrong. How they influence their children can be good, bad or good and bad. So what she says right in the beginning is that the memoir she has written is not just hers, but hers and her Mom’s. She uses her Mom’s journals (her Mom was a very prolific journal writer) and intertwines them with own story and insights.


In addition to talking about family she talks about other people who she was influenced by namely Woody Allen, Warren Beatty and Al Pacino. There are certainly others as well. While this is not the best writing in the world, the book certainly reflects the essence of Diane Keaton and I found her story to be very interesting.

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