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Cortísimo, pero me ha encantado, especialmente la segunda mitad (aunque quizás se deba a que al principio no estaba leyendo con toda mi atención). Las cartas 7 y 8 posiblemente hayan sido mis favoritas.

notbambi's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

An interesting glimpse into the personal philosophy of Rainer Maria Rilke, through his correspondence with, naturally, a young military officer who sometimes writes poems. Even in his letters, for an audience of one, the man had an incredible sense of imagery.

I read the translation from Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy, who chose to remove certain passages from the main text and place them in the translators' notes, and I have mixed feelings on this choice. They're right that some of the passages are a little off-topic or dated to modern eyes, but on the other hand, I bought this to read his letters, warts and all.

taylorproie's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.5

noctrnes's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

5.0

i find it pretty amazing how such small books can indeed alter your life forever. the talks about the beauty of life through its ugliest lens made these letters fantastical. all i was reading i'm not keeping it in my mind and my heart and i know i will see everything differently now because of how breathtaking his vision of life is.

radio_ghost_'s review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

madnmag's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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