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Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry by Leanne Shapton

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kassiani's review against another edition

Love this type of stoytelling - the memory of objects. What someone keeps - especially within a relationship - dictates what they find important and therefore helps defining them.
What things would define me and my relationships?

katiers01's review against another edition

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3.0

i wanted to like this book more than i actually did - the concept was good and i thought it was interesting but there was just something off for me about it :(

navayiota's review against another edition

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informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Incredibly interesting concept and amazing execution. I didn't have a great experience with it because I read the ebook version and I struggle with ebooks, which is unfair to the book, I know. But overall I think this is really well written. I loved the photos and every time I read a part of this book, I was struck with inspiration to send a postcard, write a letter, or just develop my relationship with another person. But the problem with that is that it would make me stop reading and do something else instead, which delayed me from finishing it. Oops!
I must say though, at some point I was asking myself "how many items could one couple have?" But a lot of it was paper so I suppose it doesn't take as much space as I may visualise.
I dislike Hal and want to be friends with Lenore, and I'm kind of sad that it ended the way it did, personally I would have advised her otherwise. And I would have come over to taste test her cakes. Seriously, who says no to cake?!?
I think this would be a great coffee table book. I'd recommend it to people who like writing or receiving letters or postcards.

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