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Loading... PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Livesby Frank Warren
 shanaqui | Apr 9, 2013 |  I like the idea of PostSecret and putting the secrets in a book is a nice way of collecting them all together. I do think the publishers went for quantity over quality though (although I realize these are people's secrets and what kind of qualities would I be looking for anyway? but I did find some of them repetitive)-- I would not necessarily have chosen every single one in here for print. (  ) serrulatae | Mar 31, 2013 | This book may not be for everyone. I read some of the entries to my husband and he was quite uncomfortable. I, on the other hand, found a wonderful freedom about this book. To read about other people's secrets, secrets that were funny or sad or guilty or vengeful etc etc, made me more comfortable about my own secrets. And we all have them - things that we did or had done to us or things we thought or wished for, things we could never tell anybody else because WHAT WOULD PEOPLE THINK OF ME? I guarantee that you will identify with at least a few people in this book and there is something nice about knowing you aren't the only one who feels that way. (  ) Canadian_Down_Under | Dec 28, 2011 | Everyone knows the premis of this book is to contribute an anonymous post card containing a secret. I can be a regret or a confession to something. Maybe something that humiliated you or a great regret in life. This simple project brings out that desire in everyone to know a secret. I must say this book is fascinating but not surprising. it is a very fast read and you can't put the book down. You can't help but be moved by theses confessions. (  ) realbigcat | Nov 6, 2011 | Absolutely loved the idea behind this book. Ask the question, 'Tell me a secret that you have never told anyone else, as long as it is true', and then sit back and let the answers of others write your book for you. There are some amazingly, gut wrenching secrets here. ( ) Fliss88 | Aug 31, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0060899190, Hardcover)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. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:49:16 -0500) Frank Warren had an idea 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. This collection brings together the most powerful, personal, and intimate secrets he has received.--From publisher description.… (more) |
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I do like PostSecret. I wouldn't have chosen all these secrets for the book, but there are some lovely looking ones, and some heartbreaking ones, and ones that just make me want to know the whole story. (