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Then Again
- Narrated by: Diane Keaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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Summary
NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Janet Maslin, The New York Times • People • Vogue
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR —Financial Times • Chicago Sun-Times The Independent • Bookreporter The Sunday Business Post
Mom loved adages, quotes, slogans. There were always little reminders pasted on the kitchen wall. For example, the word THINK. I found THINK thumbtacked on a bulletin board in her darkroom. I saw it Scotch-taped on a pencil box she’d collaged. I even found a pamphlet titled THINK on her bedside table. Mom liked to THINK.
So begins Diane Keaton’s unforgettable memoir about her mother and herself. In it you will meet the woman known to tens of millions as Annie Hall, but you will also meet, and fall in love with, her mother, the loving, complicated, always-thinking Dorothy Hall. To write about herself, Diane realized she had to write about her mother, too, and how their bond came to define both their lives. In a remarkable act of creation, Diane not only reveals herself to us, she also lets us meet in intimate detail her mother. Over the course of her life, Dorothy kept eighty-five journals—literally thousands of pages—in which she wrote about her marriage, her children, and, most probingly, herself. Dorothy also recorded memorable stories about Diane’s grandparents. Diane has sorted through these pages to paint an unflinching portrait of her mother—a woman restless with intellectual and creative energy, struggling to find an outlet for her talents—as well as her entire family, recounting a story that spans four generations and nearly a hundred years.
More than the autobiography of a legendary actress, Then Again is a book about a very American family with very American dreams. Diane will remind you of yourself, and her bonds with her family will remind you of your own relationships with those you love the most.
Critic reviews
“For anyone looking to join one woman’s—albeit a famous woman’s—touching and funny journey into the vortex that is the parent-child relationship, Then Again features an especially honest tour guide.” (USA Today)
“A poem about women living in one another’s not uncomplicated memories. . . . Part of what makes Diane Keaton’s memoir, Then Again, truly amazing is that she does away with the star’s ‘me’ and replaces it with a daughter’s ‘I.’ ” (Hilton Als, The New Yorker)
“Although peek-behind-the-curtain moments are delicious—Woody Allen! Warren Beatty! Jack Nicholson! . . . this is a [memoir] about a mother and a daughter, with insights and confessions and lessons to which all readers can relate.” (The Wall Street Journal)
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- 09-10-22
Heart warming, heart breaking and heart affirming, all at the same time. Brilliant.
A beautiful, honest, and deeply personal account of the intertwining lives and loves of Diane Keaton, centred around Dorothy, her dear Mother. Its raw emotion and laser-like descriptions brought back memories of my own family history and I enjoyed living in the Then Again so much. I’m so grateful I chose this book and highly recommend it.
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- Kindle Kid
- 30-10-14
Annie Hall Reprised
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Yes, I liked finding out about Diane's family especially her mother and her struggle with the forgetting disease.
Would you be willing to try another book from Diane Keaton? Why or why not?
Sure, big fan.
What aspect of Diane Keaton’s performance might you have changed?
Nothing really I don't think.
Did Then Again inspire you to do anything?
To keep joirnaling and maybe attempt colllaging
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- gro bennett
- 11-08-16
Diane Keaton's mother's diary
If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
I was very disappointed as this book is about Diane Keaton's mothers slide into dementia. This is a sad event that many families suffer. However I bought the book wanting to read about Diane Keaton as she is an interesting personality and actress. She says very little about her own life and only a few lines about her relationships other than with her two children.
What could Diane Keaton have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Written a memoir with more about her acting life and her relationships.
Which character – as performed by Diane Keaton – was your favourite?
I didn't have one
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Yes some refreshing honesty but overall quite a gloomy story of her mothers depressive illness and dementia and death
Any additional comments?
Most people will have bought this book expecting to learn more about Diane Keaton. I know everything about her mother's life but nothing about her own life.
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