A review by collyofthewobbles
Keeping On Keeping On by Alan Bennett

3.0

From BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week:
Alan Bennett reads extracts from his recently published diaries, covering the years 2005 to 2014

A collection of Alan's unique observations, recollection, thought's and reminiscences. From the closing of The History Boys, up to the filming of The Lady In the Van.
Alan's narrative on the world is quintessentially English. Dry humour, whitty one liner and some observations that hit you between the eyes.
He comes across as a mix of crippling nativity, self doubt and narcissism.
He's observations on politics and the take down of the NHS , is very pointe and I appreciated his point of view.
I'm not sure I could read this, I think it would be very slow and dull. But read by the author himself, it comes to life a lot more and is something of a time capsule.