Journey Not The Arrival Matters Book

This is the fifth and final volume of Leonard Woolf's autobiography. Although it does not appear to be the author's specific intention, the book is quite moving, particularly Mr. Woolf's discussion of the suicide of his wife and his life in the immediate aftermath of that event, and the rather autumnal tone of the latter portion of the book, which is quietly pervaded by the author's impressions of growing old. However, Mr. Woolf may have grown old in the chronologigal sense, but his mind remains keen; one does not get the impression that the author is nearing the age of 90 during the writing of the book. Several times in the book, Mr. Woolf rephrases the words of Christ and remarks, "Sufficient for the day is the good thereof." This makes for a fitting summation to a long, eventful life, well-lived, apparently without regret. Mr. Woolf seems a remarkable man and I am happy to have made his acquaintance in these remarkable volumes.