Matthew M. Conroy's review of Good-Bye to All That

Matthew M. Conroy reviewed Good-Bye to All That by Robert Graves

Robert Graves: Good-Bye to All That (1958, Anchor)

In this autobiography, first published in 1929, poet Robert Graves traces the monumental and universal …

Review of 'Good-Bye to All That' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Lots of interesting details of his life.

I am surprised by the lack of emotion in his writing. He mentions the loss of friends and colleagues, and his own PTSD, etc., but rather briefly and without describing what I imagine would be the emotional weight of these things. More matter-of-fact than I expected.