rebeccaalexis's review against another edition
4.0
more images, photography and drawings than essays and text but it occurred to me that this was written in 2007 (well before high volume usage of instagram, tumblr, etc. and i use those examples as they are image-based platforms).
very compelling how creatives expressed their "art" and world viewpoints during this time. the age of the digital camera and myspace and word-of-mouth trends (probably idk i was 8). very interesting scope into the lives of other people through this medium (ex: having people submit their favourite childhood books from around the world, have people give advice to kids). makes me wish we had a form of social media that was more fueled by creativity and fascination for others.
very compelling how creatives expressed their "art" and world viewpoints during this time. the age of the digital camera and myspace and word-of-mouth trends (probably idk i was 8). very interesting scope into the lives of other people through this medium (ex: having people submit their favourite childhood books from around the world, have people give advice to kids). makes me wish we had a form of social media that was more fueled by creativity and fascination for others.
radarmagi's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
3.5
damsorrow's review against another edition
4.0
With the sole exception of Nina Hartley's groundbreaking work, I dismiss anything created by someone born in Berkeley CA by default. I always was dubious of the website but you know what, it was good. If you hated "Me and You and Everyone We Know" like I did, give this book a chance anyway. It brought me to tears a couple times.
mrsthrift's review against another edition
4.0
It is winter in Olympia! Even our "January Project" of new vegan recipes on the daily can't entirely distract me from the foggy, gloomy Janu-Februaries that haunt me. I keep coming back to these LTLYM exercises, stories, images and moments that push my brain a little bit, just enough to stretch my heart. I am trying to consciously be more engaged in the process of "loving more." I feel disappointed in my own apathetic, half-assed attempts at relating to people during recent years. It's hard work / it's heart work, and I'm glad to have people like Miranda July, Harrell Fletcher, and their merry band of LTLYM-er's to help me along this path.
I have long mulled over Miranda July & Harrell Fletcher's website, www.learningtoloveyoumore.com, and appreciated the simple assignments done by many people. Selections from the website submissions have been compiled into this book. I like learning new ways for people to come together and feel new feelings. I like series of repeated items. I like Learning To Love You More. I'm not sure why it took me so long to read this book - possibly the same reason it has taken me so long to do any of the LTLYM assignments. I delighted in the pages of this book, though, finding photos and stories from people I know, and poring over the words and images from people I will never know. I read parts of it with my wife, parts of it with our son, parts of it in the early morning with a cup of coffee, and part of it alone with a book lamp under the covers after lights-out.
You don't have to do the assignments in any particular order, nor do you have to do them all, and the organization of the book reflects that - there is not a sequential order to the pieces, and the trajectory is unclear, but the assignments are listed in the back in order. So you can see everyone else's work, get fired up about your own ideas, and then get to the end and find your own "to do" list.
I have long mulled over Miranda July & Harrell Fletcher's website, www.learningtoloveyoumore.com, and appreciated the simple assignments done by many people. Selections from the website submissions have been compiled into this book. I like learning new ways for people to come together and feel new feelings. I like series of repeated items. I like Learning To Love You More. I'm not sure why it took me so long to read this book - possibly the same reason it has taken me so long to do any of the LTLYM assignments. I delighted in the pages of this book, though, finding photos and stories from people I know, and poring over the words and images from people I will never know. I read parts of it with my wife, parts of it with our son, parts of it in the early morning with a cup of coffee, and part of it alone with a book lamp under the covers after lights-out.
You don't have to do the assignments in any particular order, nor do you have to do them all, and the organization of the book reflects that - there is not a sequential order to the pieces, and the trajectory is unclear, but the assignments are listed in the back in order. So you can see everyone else's work, get fired up about your own ideas, and then get to the end and find your own "to do" list.
lucyblack's review against another edition
4.0
maybe trying a bit hard to be alternative-heartwarming but dammit it is alternative-heartwarming
loveonthefloor's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
5.0
it's the kind of book that makes you love humans
ljohnston931's review against another edition
3.0
The phone calls you wish you could have were my favorites. A bit too ✨ for me
esselleayy's review against another edition
3.0
The best part of this book was showing it to my coworkers. For them, it just cemented the fact that I am weird. For me, it was cute and sweet. All the kitties hiding under beds. So cute.