Eduardo’s Reviews > The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol 1: 1660 > Status Update

Sometimes it even feels phony. Who writes in their journals about the politics of their day? A government wonk. It’s so visceral you feel there. He writes about getting so drunk at the kings coronation he threw up, passed out and woke up the next day in his own vomit. Like I said, visceral. In his basement he stepped on his neighbors turd. Had to call someone to fix the neighbors overflow problem.