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A review by wuthrinheights
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
I've had my eye on this book for the longest time, and I've been even more curious to read Rilke because of Sam Roth (from Shiver), so I'm finally sitting down to meet him.
Rilke's letters are so.. gentle. It feels like I'm really reading these letters, his voice reading aloud in my head. He is very careful in the way he phrases things, like if he speaks too loud, the magical secrets (of poetry, emotions, life) will be gone. He takes his time to reply to them, and I myself feel so reassured because of it. That everything he says is intentional and sincere.
While it was a lovely read, I feel like this is one of those books where you can't really rush into it. And me, ever so impatient, read it in a hurry in between one of my busiest days, so I couldn't quite enjoy this thoroughly. He had a lot to say and they were thought-provoking, but I wasn't in the right mind to listen. Therefore, I can't rate this any higher. Perhaps if life has slowed down, I'll meet him again, and have a nicer time reading this.
Rilke's letters are so.. gentle. It feels like I'm really reading these letters, his voice reading aloud in my head. He is very careful in the way he phrases things, like if he speaks too loud, the magical secrets (of poetry, emotions, life) will be gone. He takes his time to reply to them, and I myself feel so reassured because of it. That everything he says is intentional and sincere.
While it was a lovely read, I feel like this is one of those books where you can't really rush into it. And me, ever so impatient, read it in a hurry in between one of my busiest days, so I couldn't quite enjoy this thoroughly. He had a lot to say and they were thought-provoking, but I wasn't in the right mind to listen. Therefore, I can't rate this any higher. Perhaps if life has slowed down, I'll meet him again, and have a nicer time reading this.