northernbiblio's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
aprilthelibrarian's review
4.0
Thank you Libro.Fm for this audiobook ARC.
I love letters. I write letters to my best friends, and love epistolary novels. So when I saw that there are collections of letters on various topics (in this case all about New York City) I was interested.
The letters are by various people- some famous, others not. If you listen to the audiobook, they are read by several different narrators, including people like Stephen Fry. I really enjoyed this collection. I think one of my favorites is about a woman who is scathing about the American people she sees as untidy and unattractive. She's awful, but I couldn't help but laugh. There is also a letter from the mayor of NYC pleading for Yoko Ono and John Lennon to be allowed to stay in the US, and other from Helen Keller describing the Empire State Building.
I love letters. I write letters to my best friends, and love epistolary novels. So when I saw that there are collections of letters on various topics (in this case all about New York City) I was interested.
The letters are by various people- some famous, others not. If you listen to the audiobook, they are read by several different narrators, including people like Stephen Fry. I really enjoyed this collection. I think one of my favorites is about a woman who is scathing about the American people she sees as untidy and unattractive. She's awful, but I couldn't help but laugh. There is also a letter from the mayor of NYC pleading for Yoko Ono and John Lennon to be allowed to stay in the US, and other from Helen Keller describing the Empire State Building.
aneumann's review against another edition
4.0
There were way too many letters by men and white people in here, but I will say the couple of letters by women were wildly funny and interesting. I truly am a sucker for anything epistolary.
bookasaurusbex's review
4.0
Incredible concept- beautiful moments. I think it would have been five stars for me if I had been to New York.