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bethaturner87's review against another edition
3.0
I love Diane Keaton, and I love her for who she is: a quirky dame and an artist with many interests and many issues. Did everything I this book thrill me? No. Did it often make me laugh out loud, stop reading to daydream, or imagine her speaking the words in her distinctive voice? Yes. I liked Then Again much more; this book is more a collection of essays that could be titled, "Things Diane Finds Beautiful or Problems with Aging in No Particular Order," and I thought it was charming
margaretmechinus's review against another edition
2.0
Well, the writing is just awful so I can't give it more than 2 stars. But I did get the feeling that I was experiencing the real Diane Keaton. ..and "Lets just say it wasn't pretty." The book made me feel sorry for her and better about myself as a 60+ woman...throw in some interesting tidbits about kids and co-stars...and overall I am glad I got the chance to read it.
tracyk22's review against another edition
4.0
Well, in my eyes Diane Keaton can do no wrong. This book is the closest thing to sitting down with Ms. Keaton over a cup of earl grey and one of those big cookies from Starbucks that are always stale so you just take one bite of it because the conversation is so much better. We talked about everything from turtlenecks to Alzheimer's to shopping with her daughter in Victoria's Secret. I think she's my spirit sister.
bodegaparrot's review against another edition
2.0
This is essentially Diane Keaton prattling off several "proverbs" she has come up with and seems to find clever. A handful of "quirky & interesting" facts about herself are sprinkled throughout (spoiler alert: they are not that interesting). It's fine as an audio-book if you just want some background noise.
keekeeshoey's review against another edition
4.0
Finished reading on 2/28/2023: Will add my review soon.
Updated with review 8/17/2023:
Updated with review 8/17/2023:
smudgeandbee's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
2.5
I listened to the audiobook, read by the author, and even that couldn’t make me care about this book.
grandma_fix's review against another edition
3.0
Still love her...don't love her books...they are good...not stellar...I liked the beginning of this one better than the last...
stevienlcf's review against another edition
4.0
Although not as accomplished as her well-received 2011 memoir "Then Again," fans of Diane Keaton will enjoy this honest, moving and self-deprecating scattershot meditation on beauty and aging. In this pastiche of memories and musings, Keaton dishes on her distinctive fashion sense, including her appreciation for the turtleneck, the meaning that she has found in raising two children and rennovating homes and, of course, Woody Allen, Al Pacino, and Warren Beatty.
silverstone's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to like this book as I enjoy her as an actress, especially in the Christmas movie, The Stones. While I comprehend it takes a strong person to be personal and open, however; for me it just dragged. There were a few funny moments, but overall I had to encourage myself to finish the book. It was more of Keaton saying looks are not everything but had pictures of men who were handsome on her wall. She details how people ripped her on her looks, yet beauty is written by the owner.