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lsparrow's review
3.0
I am drawn to letter writing both as a literary style and also the practice. Alhtough letters can be so much deeper in some areas and ask so many questions there is so much that is left out. This collection of letters gives a side to Anne that other memoirs and biographies lack. I left wanting to know more of this author.
blackberryjambaby's review
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
punkrockingnerd's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Ms. Anne, you can't call me out like this
tillybeller's review
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide
moonscapist's review
5.0
The soul, is I think, a human being who speaks with the pressure of death at his head. That's how I'd phrase it. The self in trouble . . . not just the self without love (as us) but the self as it will always be (with gun at its head finally) . . . To live and know it is only for the moment . . . that is to know the soul.
roseandisabella's review
4.0
Sexton's writings were so raw and almost needy sounding, but not in a bad way. You could really get a grasp for what she may have been feeling, and the constant need for validation sort of broke my heart. It was tough to get through, but still worth the read.
shs111's review
4.0
I read this so long ago that I can't even remember when. But it's one of those hardcover books that I refuse to give away, even if I keep weeding my bookshelves of hardcovers. I refer back to this book often, and encourage any fan of Anne Sexton's poetry to read this. It was excellent.
soavezefiretto's review
3.0
I want to give this at least four stars, because it was a fascinating read, but the fact that it's edited and put together by her daughter makes me feel somewhat dubious. It's not a rose-colored portrait, but it's the portrait of a daughter. Totally recommended reading though for anyone who likes auto-biographies or Anne Sexton or both.
anacecibv's review
3.0
"The trouble with everyone just up and dying like that is that there are not faces left to throw your emotions at: love or hate. What do you do with the emotion? Is still there, though they are gone?!?!?!"