A review by cschnee1329
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

5.0

This was a really beautiful work about internal growth and enjoying the pains and beauty of life. I noticed that different editions are translated differently and that greatly impacted how the message was received for me. My biggest gripe is that what is translated as “solitude” in one edition is translated as “loneliness” in another. For me, the greatest takeaway from this book was the benefits of experiencing growth in solitude despite its discomfort. Translating it as “loneliness” seems to takeaway the aspect of control. Essentially, if you find your edition uses the word “loneliness” replace it with “solitude” mentally.