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bandreea's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
nairn91's review against another edition
5.0
A book to dip into now and again, full of interesting letters throughout time. From the shocking to the hilarious but most will make you feel something. Would recommend to all
anniegroover's review against another edition
5.0
this was one of the best books I've read in a long time. fascinating, moving, and beautiful.
lucyblack's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this. The one from a former slave to his ex master was a stand out for me, very moving. Quite a lot of variety. I would have liked more letters by women to women that weren't about men though.
sarahfett's review against another edition
5.0
I picked this book up after someone returned it to the library. It's fascinating! The letters give glimpses to do many points in time, and I love the layout, which includes photos of the original letters.
travelsalongmybookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
I recently read Letters of Note : Space and was thrilled to find this one recently. A collection of correspondence from all walks of life and from different times. It is a wonderful book to dip in and out of which I have started to do, more to come not this fascinating read!
amy_harding's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
4.0
sara_collier's review against another edition
4.0
nice book, would make a great gift for picking up now and again rather than just reading in one go like I did.
in2reading's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed reading through all these letters! Some standouts: the letter Mary Stuart wrote before she was to be executed - Charles Dickens' plea for an end to public executions - the words that would have been read by Nixon if Apollo 11 had not returned from the moon - a surreal letter written by Mark David Chapman - Albert Einstein's answer to a letter about whether scientists pray - and so many more. This edition has a ribbon bound into the binding so you can mark your place as you read through these poignant, wise, funny, surprising and thoughtful missives.
nadoislandgirl's review against another edition
4.0
Full disclosure: I only read about half- because the library book is due today and I have to return it! But what a fun, interesting collection of letters! I love that we see both the photographed originals and the typewritten copy, so we don't have to try and decipher everyone's handwriting.