Another great Post Secret book. This one features the secrets of children and teens, as well as secrets pertaining to these phases of life. Very interesting. ( )

I love the post secret books. Frank Warren is the collector of the worlds secrets. People write them on postcards and send them to him and he publishes them on his popular website and in a collection of books. MySecret are secrets from teens and college students. A great look into the secret life of the Millennials. Some controversial secrets so watch out! ( )

This is the second in an ongoing series of books that are compiled from cards sent to Warren as part of an art project started several years ago. My Secret is filled with postcards of (sometimes) artfully designed or enhanced confessions/secrets that people have sent Warren over the years. Some are silly, some are heartfelt, and others are just heart wrenching...unfortunately, there were a lot in there that didn't move me at all. This second book is significantly shorter than the first book and I didn't actually feel it made as big an impact as the first one. It felt, I guess, rushed...that's the best way I can describe it. I felt like the author was under contract to produce a second book and didn't have the amount or quality of cards he had to choose from in the first book. I still adore the concept and am glad to have read through this one, but I'm doubly glad I got it from the library and didn't shell out the money for it, because I would have been a great deal more disappointed if I'd paid my hard earned money for a less than stellar book. I think it is best purchased as a set, not a stand alone (i.e. With the first one), they'd make great coffee table books and/or discussion group choices. It's a quick read and quite easy enough to read several times in a relatively short period...I finished this in less than an hour and re-read it several days later, just to be sure I got the full impact. Overall, I'd give it a B- simply because the cost of the book doesn't feel equal to the length and content, especially given the size and content of the first book, Postsecret...this means three stars though, when I'd normally only give it two. This book is innovative and interesting enough to warrant the extra star though the quality of the second book clearly does not equal that of the first. ( )

I book talked this to a bunch of middle/jr. high school students. They got really really quiet when I read the instructions for submitting a secret. At my last class (after a couple of days, and several hundred students) a kid pointed out there was a cartoon flipping off someone in a page I showed everyone. I hadn't noticed!
Only parts of this book you can show at a school, but I guess that is why it is fun. ( )

Summary: Secrets captured on postcards.

The Take-Away: Frank Warren started with 3,000 postcards, inviting strangers to send him their secrets as part of an art project. Today, over 100,000 postcards are displayed on his website. Every Sunday, a new set is posted.

I've been reading PostSecret since October 2005. The three books I read this month made me think, laugh and feel a little less stressed. Just the idea of knowing that someone else has the same secret as you makes the burden easier to bear.

I've never mailed in a secret. I've seen mine there.

Recommendation: Make the website part of your regular weekly reading and check out the books too. ( )