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blondierocket's review against another edition
5.0
This book has probably seen more readers than ever before, due to the film Sex and the City as Carrie reads Big one from her library book.
Almost immediately I began search for the book if only to feel the love that men from history have shared with their loves. It was a great and inspirational read.
I am intrigued after reading to see what Kirkland has in mind for Vol. 2. This specific volume only includes love letters through 1915, and it’s hard to imagine that is all there remains. I’m sure as the years so along real love letters have ceased to exist and have been replaced with quick text messages and emails or actual conversations.
Some of my favorites include:
Gaius Plinius Secundus to Calpurnia, 100 A.D. (page 14)
Beethoven to Antonie von Birkenstock Brentano, 1812 (page 50-53)
Count Leo Tolstoy to Valeria Arsenev, Nov 2, 1856 (page 84)
Robert Schumaan to Clara Wieck, 1838 (page 89)
Almost immediately I began search for the book if only to feel the love that men from history have shared with their loves. It was a great and inspirational read.
I am intrigued after reading to see what Kirkland has in mind for Vol. 2. This specific volume only includes love letters through 1915, and it’s hard to imagine that is all there remains. I’m sure as the years so along real love letters have ceased to exist and have been replaced with quick text messages and emails or actual conversations.
Some of my favorites include:
Gaius Plinius Secundus to Calpurnia, 100 A.D. (page 14)
Beethoven to Antonie von Birkenstock Brentano, 1812 (page 50-53)
Count Leo Tolstoy to Valeria Arsenev, Nov 2, 1856 (page 84)
Robert Schumaan to Clara Wieck, 1838 (page 89)
zenithharpink's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars. I was expecting more passion and drama from the selections in this anthology. Some of these selections were lackluster.
Most of the letters didn't have salutations, so the reader had no idea who the letter was addressed to. A little bit of context would have been nice - I spent a lot of time parallel-Googling to get my bearings on the letter I was reading.
Lastly, the letters were sorted in order of writer's last name (sort of), which made the flow awkward. I think chronological order would have been much more effective.
I don't recommend this book.
Most of the letters didn't have salutations, so the reader had no idea who the letter was addressed to. A little bit of context would have been nice - I spent a lot of time parallel-Googling to get my bearings on the letter I was reading.
Lastly, the letters were sorted in order of writer's last name (sort of), which made the flow awkward. I think chronological order would have been much more effective.
I don't recommend this book.
kayla_can_read's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
2.0
Most are terrible cheaters with gorgeous words,,,, Kafka tho,,,, we can chill