PostSecret : Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives
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Emily S., elise, youzin, kristina, and Lin Snow.
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Kamigaeru, kristina, and kim thornton.
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Written by Frank Warren.
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($26.95)
Editorial Review (from Amazon.com)
The project that captured a nation's imagination.
The instructions were simple, but the results were extraordinary.
"You are invited to anonymously contribute a secret to a group art project. Your secret can be a regret, fear, betrayal, desire, confession, or childhood humiliation. Reveal anything -- as long as it is true and you have never shared it with anyone before. Be brief. Be legible. Be creative."
It all began with an idea Frank Warren had for a community art project. He began handing out postcards to strangers and leaving them in public places -- asking people to write down a secret they had never told anyone and mail it to him, anonymously.
The response was overwhelming. The secrets were both provocative and profound, and the cards themselves were works of art -- carefully and creatively constructed by hand. Addictively compelling, the cards reveal our deepest fears, desires, regrets, and obsessions. Frank calls them "graphic haiku," beautiful, elegant, and small in structure but powerfully emotional.
As Frank began posting the cards on his website, PostSecret took on a life of its own, becoming much more than a simple art project. It has grown into a global phenomenon, exposing our individual aspirations, fantasies, and frailties -- our common humanity.
Every day dozens of postcards still make their way to Frank, with postmarks from around the world, touching on every aspect of human experience. This extraordinary collection brings together the most powerful, personal, and beautifully intimate secrets Frank Warren has received -- and brilliantly illuminates that human emotions can be unique and universal at the same time.
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Lin Snow thinks this book is Excellent.
A collection of anonymous postcards sent to a guy named Frank. Each card has a secret that the person was previously unable to share with anyone.
Definitely elicits a range of emotions as you read it! Many cards are funny, some are shocking and they are sometimes very sad. The cards are great works of art as well!
A very creative project. And the book is great to leave on your coffee table for people to flip through. I'm sure most of us can admit to at least some of the things confessed in this book (though definitely not others!)
The project can also be viewed online here.
youzin thinks this book is Excellent.
most vivid, moving revealing of a human...
J. Kaye Oldner thinks this book is Excellent.
Excellent - BUT - It's not worth the money. Fine to pick it up at your local library, but so not worth the list price!
Emily S. thinks this book is Good.
For years I have followed the Postsecret website, so I was excited to read this book and see secrets I had missed out on. The postcards were definitely touching and insightful. I can't put my finger on the reason why I didn't enjoy this as much as I enjoy the secrets online. It's a very good book, but I'm glad I borrowed it from the library instead of buying it.