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amandae129's review
5.0
A wonderful coffee-table type book that will make you cry and give you hope in the future.
Thank you Edelweiss for the ARC for collection development purposes.
Thank you Edelweiss for the ARC for collection development purposes.
library_lurker's review
4.0
i thought this book would be mildly interesting. i wasn't expecting it to make me sob. in a good way.
caffeinatedfae's review
5.0
I picked up this book a while ago and never really found the time to read it. Signs of Hope called to me the second I saw it. I actually kept picking it up in various bookstores so I'm happy that I finally made time to read it.
Signs of Hope by Matthew "Levee" Chavez is truly an inspirational book. It's one that I'm proud to have on my bookshelf and one that I will probably pass along to friends and family in hopes that it reaches more people.
It's an extremely quick read and it shows you snapshots into someone else's life. Some of the post-its are hopeful, some desperate, and some made me tear up while reading. The emotions that each post-it expresses is beautiful in a unique way. Ultimately, this was beautiful and it's going to be a book I have to pass on to others. It would be a shame to keep it to myself.
omgbeansgoreadabook's review
5.0
I have never been to New York. In fact, I've barely left my small Indiana town. I've seen the ocean three times on vacation, but always come back to my hometown. We don't have Subways here, we don't even have a bus except for the schools we have here. Nothing like this would ever happen in my town in Indiana. We're a small community, and tight-knit.
The author mentions that New York seems like a lonely place, which may seem weird to us seeing as how the population is so dense. Messages from Subway Therapy shows that there are people filled with hope, people who are scared, people who are there for others. Even if you're alone, you're really not alone. You're surrounded by people who are like-minded, and people who would be there for you if you reached out. No matter how alone or scary this world is, you'll always have someone who's there for you, and someone who will help you.
Throughout this book, there are a million sticky notes with messages of hope, sadness, optimism, even inspiring quotes from Harry Potter. They're colorful, and they show us that out of this cold, hard world, there are people still working on humanity. Sprinkled images of some of the people who visited the wall where Matthew set up his stand are in this book as well. He captures all of the emotions in their faces following the election that happened this past year.
This book really has made a lasting impression on me, and I will be passing it onto my best friend to give her hope as well. I felt all kinds of emotions reading what others took time out of their busy lives to write, hopefully it'll elicit the same response in her. I don't feel so alone anymore.
The author mentions that New York seems like a lonely place, which may seem weird to us seeing as how the population is so dense. Messages from Subway Therapy shows that there are people filled with hope, people who are scared, people who are there for others. Even if you're alone, you're really not alone. You're surrounded by people who are like-minded, and people who would be there for you if you reached out. No matter how alone or scary this world is, you'll always have someone who's there for you, and someone who will help you.
Throughout this book, there are a million sticky notes with messages of hope, sadness, optimism, even inspiring quotes from Harry Potter. They're colorful, and they show us that out of this cold, hard world, there are people still working on humanity. Sprinkled images of some of the people who visited the wall where Matthew set up his stand are in this book as well. He captures all of the emotions in their faces following the election that happened this past year.
This book really has made a lasting impression on me, and I will be passing it onto my best friend to give her hope as well. I felt all kinds of emotions reading what others took time out of their busy lives to write, hopefully it'll elicit the same response in her. I don't feel so alone anymore.
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