A Book of One's Own
Thomas Mallon
Picador
A wonderful book designed to appeal to all people who keep diaries and all those interested in the diaries of others (usually one and the same, I dare say). The author, Mr. Mallon, is wise, witty, provocative, and entertaining, and admits to being one of us! He has, moreover, a wide acquaintance with almost all the published diaries currently available in libraries, including--but by no means limited to--those of professional writers or of the famous and infamous. After perusing Mallon's excerpts and commentaries, you will know precisely which collections you will want to check out, investigate further, and eventually own. The genre itself is much more extensive than I had known, and Mallon has set me off on some remarkable new reading experiences! <br></br>