4.22 AVERAGE

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Felt more like a self-help book than an actual self-help book.

And the advices that are provided as well as the words spoken by the writer definitely provides a new introspection on the life that we live, especially for me, as a part of the youth.
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There is good advice in this small book about loneliness, creativity, being yourself and more. 

I loved the inclusion of Kappus' letters to Rilke. It was heartwarming to read his boyish voice, enthusiastic but also somewhat at a loss. 

As for Rilke's letters themselves, I could benefit from multiple rereads of various translations. I just want to ingrain his words in my mind. 
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czarnola's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 51%

Something didn't sit right with me, perhaps the instructive tone of all these letters. Hard to tell. But that's a shame because I have been looking forward to read this thing for a very long time. I guess that other people found Rilke's advice more useful.
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rose_android97's review

2.0
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Felt more like a self-help book than an actual self-help book.

And the advices that are provided as well as the words spoken by the writer definitely provides a new introspection on the life that we live, especially for me, as a part of the youth.