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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.
emmaturningpages's review
4.0
Letters of Note: New York is a fascinating compilation of letters written to/from famous people referencing New York in some way.
This book really impressed me:
I laughed out loud at the letter from Andy Warhol’s landlord, and Fred Allen’s account of his disastrous ‘5 accidents in 2 minutes”.
I was powerfully moved by Saum Song Bo’s letter about the ostracising of Chinese people in New York, and Helen Keller’s account of what she saw and heard from atop the Empire State Building.
I was blown away with what I learned in the eyewitness account of the Stonewall Riots, and the letter from the Mayor of New York proposing the city needed a large central park worthy of the city’s status.
This book is part of a series, and I will definitely be purchasing others as this compilation was truly fascinating.
The only reason I knocked off a star from my rating is because, being from England, there were a lot of references (usually historical famous people) that I didn’t recognise within the book. I generally felt more engaged reading letters to/from people I knew about, or referencing events/places I was familiar with.
This book really impressed me:
I laughed out loud at the letter from Andy Warhol’s landlord, and Fred Allen’s account of his disastrous ‘5 accidents in 2 minutes”.
I was powerfully moved by Saum Song Bo’s letter about the ostracising of Chinese people in New York, and Helen Keller’s account of what she saw and heard from atop the Empire State Building.
I was blown away with what I learned in the eyewitness account of the Stonewall Riots, and the letter from the Mayor of New York proposing the city needed a large central park worthy of the city’s status.
This book is part of a series, and I will definitely be purchasing others as this compilation was truly fascinating.
The only reason I knocked off a star from my rating is because, being from England, there were a lot of references (usually historical famous people) that I didn’t recognise within the book. I generally felt more engaged reading letters to/from people I knew about, or referencing events/places I was familiar with.
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