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meganlaurenp_'s review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.75
jemicu's review
2.0
There were about 5 letters that I really enjoyed. The others I didn’t really care about. Wouldn’t recommend to friends.
ros_scallydandler's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
A lovely collection. Varied and well balanced between the endearing, amusing and heartbreaking.
louisadassow's review
4.0
If you're wondering what the girl sobbing in Singapore airport with a green t-shirt and a glass of red wine.. It was this book. Some of these letters are emotionally spine-tingling, heart-wrenching founts of wisdom.
mariakureads's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
3.0
There's something so personal about writing letters. Knowing that maybe they'll be kept by the receiver to remember the sender by and this compilation has a little bit of different types of love; romantic, sensual, platonic, familial, practical, one-sided, to name a few.
Some I found charming, like the opening letter from John Steinbeck to his son, others I found to be a bit sad knowing these were the last letters between spouses or lovers, and then there were some that had me shaking my head as the one from a man who proposing marriage but comments to the reader that he has another in mind in case she says no..ballsy move buddy..
I do like that before each letter was a bit of background on who the writer and receiver were and their relationship to each other. It helped set up a base for me to understand the sentiment of the letter as I knew some of the people included but not all so that was a great addition.
Some I found charming, like the opening letter from John Steinbeck to his son, others I found to be a bit sad knowing these were the last letters between spouses or lovers, and then there were some that had me shaking my head as the one from a man who proposing marriage but comments to the reader that he has another in mind in case she says no..ballsy move buddy..
I do like that before each letter was a bit of background on who the writer and receiver were and their relationship to each other. It helped set up a base for me to understand the sentiment of the letter as I knew some of the people included but not all so that was a great addition.