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A review by lucasmiller
Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher
4.0
I had completely forgotten that I used to look at this blog/website regularly in between being given this book as a gift and actually sitting down to read it. As we have moved out of the era of blogs becoming books and into era of podcasts becoming books, I'm delighted to have what I am convinced is one of the finest artifacts from this earlier epoch.
This is a coffee table book, there is no other way of describing it, but it is very well constructed. Beautiful fonts, layout, and the visuals really compliment the letters without overwhelming them. The book is beautiful, but I'm not crazy about the dust jacket.
The only real criticism I could level was the seeming lack of organization. I would have liked just a bit more flow to the letters. Perhaps not chronological, but perhaps some loose thematic groups. I think this is because I sat down and read through the book from start to finish, usually only a letter or two at a time, but if you do try and read a big chunk of these letters in a sitting there are some jarring transitions. Overall, a book I am glad to have tucked on my shelf. Recommended.
This is a coffee table book, there is no other way of describing it, but it is very well constructed. Beautiful fonts, layout, and the visuals really compliment the letters without overwhelming them. The book is beautiful, but I'm not crazy about the dust jacket.
The only real criticism I could level was the seeming lack of organization. I would have liked just a bit more flow to the letters. Perhaps not chronological, but perhaps some loose thematic groups. I think this is because I sat down and read through the book from start to finish, usually only a letter or two at a time, but if you do try and read a big chunk of these letters in a sitting there are some jarring transitions. Overall, a book I am glad to have tucked on my shelf. Recommended.