Almost a Family: A Memoir Review

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(More customer reviews)I have read many memoirs, but few have moved me and expanded my understanding of human nature as much as John Darnton's extraordinary Almost a Family. Darnton writes with the command of language honed over years of journalism, but what makes the book sing is his deep emotional honesty and his unflinching portraits of his mother and father, The New York Times--which loomed over both his parents, his own imperiled youth, and the larger considerations of memory and loss. Like a great novel, there is redemption at the end, and by the time you finish this book you have had a significant experience of your own. I discovered a terrific short video on YouTube about the trip Darnton took to Papua New Guinea where his father died while covering WWII for The Times. On youtube.com type in John Darnton.

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