A review by angorarabbit
Sabine's Notebook: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Continues by Nick Bantock

adventurous emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is a reread. 
 
This is a small snack of a book with a lovely bit of romance and a tingle of transgression as you read someone else’s mail. It is also scrumptiously illustrated. It makes you long for the time when people did send their innermost thoughts to each other. The anticipation, waiting days or weeks for the reply. The sense that you too could travel to a far away place where you knew no one and just wander. I still have stacks of cads and stamps waiting to be sent to some where. 
 
That life is far away now and nostalgia is a toxin.Still my copy of Sabine’s Notebook is marked by a long dead empress. Thus I must keep it close to my heart while I marvel at the art work from time to time.
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