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ellephuonglinhnguyen's review against another edition
3.0
These things cannot be measured by time, a year has no meaning, and ten years are nothing. To be an artist means: not to calculate and count; to grow and ripen like a tree which does not hurry the flow of its sap and stands at ease in the spring gales without fearing that no summer may follow. It will come. But it comes only to those who are patient, who are simply there in their vast, quiet tranquillity, as if eternity lay before them. It is a lesson I learn every day amid hardships I am thankful for: patience is all!
agravereader's review against another edition
4.5
These were delightful. I especially enjoyed the one Rilke wrote about sadness.
aaacalli's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.25
lydiavsbooks's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
2.5
Unfortunately this was just fine for me. It feels odd to rate a person's letters but here we are, this obviously wasn't meant to be read by an audience, I'm just rating purely on my reading experience.
I would've liked to see the letters from Kappus to Rilke rather than just one direction and I think it would've added more context and personality.
There was nothing I disliked about this, I just didn't get a lot from it. There were a couple of sections I underlined that I really liked, but otherwise just okay
I would've liked to see the letters from Kappus to Rilke rather than just one direction and I think it would've added more context and personality.
There was nothing I disliked about this, I just didn't get a lot from it. There were a couple of sections I underlined that I really liked, but otherwise just okay
homeriser's review against another edition
5.0
if this book were a lyric it would be “but listen carefully to the sound of your loneliness” and i cherish that a lot
bookishlis's review against another edition
3.0
His way of thinking and viewing life itself is very interesting, even if I don’t agree with everything he says.It was interesting to see the perspective of an artist on problems that everyone has to go through.
_melad_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0