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Dear Mr. You by Mary-Louise Parker
3.0

(Received ARC at Book Expo of America 2015)

Mary-Louise Parker has penned a very eloquent collection of letters aimed at the influential men in her life. The beauty in her writing and the emotion she puts into each letter makes you want to write some of your own. I've heard that writing honest and open letters to certain people in your life can be quite cathartic. Reading Dear Mr. You makes me want to break out the pretty stationery and get my feelings out.

The downside to her novel is that it drove me crazy wanting to know who each letter was about. I felt like I was missing a huge piece of the puzzle. Despite this, I still really enjoyed her work -- the only thing that would complete this before its official release is to change Parker's beautiful head shot on the back cover with a picture of her dropping a microphone.