PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God [Hardcover]

Frank Warren (Author)

Book Description

Release date: October 6, 2009

The PostSecret phenomenon lives on! Frank Warren, “the most trusted stranger in America,” offers the fifth book in his New York Times bestselling series. PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God—born from Warren’s collaboration with the American Visionary Art Museum’s “All Faiths Beautiful” exhibition—is another provocative collection of never-before seen, artistically created postcards from around the world revealing the shocking, soulful or laugh-out-loud funny thoughts and feelings we all share about life’s most profound questions. The original PostSecret was selected by the Los Angeles Times as a Favorite Book of the Year. The postsecret.com website has won numerous Weblog “Bloggie” Awards—including Weblog of the Year and Best American Weblog—a Webby and a People’s Voice Award and receives more than six million visitors a month, proof positive that we live in a PostSecret world!

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From the Back Cover

For the past four years, Frank Warren, known as "the most trusted stranger in America," has invited people all over the world to send him creatively decorated postcards bearing secrets they have never before revealed. He has shared these PostSecrets on his blog, in an internationally traveling art exhibit, and in four electrifying and bestselling books: PostSecret, My Secret, The Secret Lives of Men and Women, and A Lifetime of Secrets.

Warren's fifth book presents a never-before-seen collection of the most personal PostSecrets he's ever received—those dealing with life, death, and issues of faith and belief. The book lays bare the confessions of people at every stage of life, from every major faith (or from no faith). Warren's latest collection of secrets is his most profoundly moving yet.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow (October 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061859338
• ISBN-13: 978-0061859335
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,463 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #75 in Books > Arts & Photography > Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

More About the Author

Hi,

My name is Frank.

And I collect secrets.

Frank Warren is the founder and curator of the PostSecret project, which he started in November 2004, and has now attracted over 100 million viewers. He has received hundreds of thousands of postcards, and has set up a travelling exhibition of the best cards. He lives in Maryland, USA

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Incredible PostSecret Book October 13, 2009

By Buriner

Format:Hardcover

I had the chance to experience the new PostSecret book last week while on the train with my girlfriend. It was the perfect way to spend the time and we both loved reading, sharing, laughing, and enjoying all of the secrets.

I think this new book takes the emotional aspects (all kinds: good, bad, funny, sad, thoughtful, etc.) to a whole new level. You can tell that the secrets were painstakingly chosen by Frank to give the reader an emotional roller coaster ride throughout.

As mentioned by other reviewers, there are more secrets than in previous books that touch on the subjects of religion and death, but it should be noted that there are secrets of all genres in this book (the term "life" in the title is rather broad I guess). I think it's a great mix, but what I really enjoy about this book is that I feel it causes the reader to reflect personally on the secrets more than in the previous releases. I felt that there were more secrets that made me think and wonder about my own life. And I think that's what makes PostSecret (and this book in particular) so powerful.

Although some of the reviews on here are very critical of the new size of the PostSecret book, I personally find that the "postcard" size is a positive departure from the other books. I feel like it allows the reader to focus in on each individual secret. Plus, there are no "blown up" secrets as in the other books which sometimes spread across the crease in the page. I think the small size gets the reader the same experience that you get when reading the secrets on the website each week (scrolling down one by one). Plus, I like the small size because it's a bit more portable...more "sharable" if you will. It's true that the vertical secrets forces the reader to "turn" the book, but I wasn't distracted one bit by this feature and actually enjoyed it. When there are vertical secrets, there are usually 4 or 5 pages in a row so that you can continue in the same direction for a while.

Overall, this book is another great addition to the PostSecret family and won't disappoint even the most critical of PostSecret fans.

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good postsecret, but quite small October 9, 2009

By Trixie

Format:Hardcover

As someone else said, this book is a little bigger than the size of a postcard. That wouldn't have bothered me if wasn't priced the same as the other books twice its size. I don't think this should have cost $23. Anyway, it did have some good, juicy secrets. Someone said they were all about religion, death and love, but there were some others sprinkled here and there that didn't completely fit into those categories. At least I thought so. This book is worthwhile, but you might want to wait until it's on the sale rack to buy it.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars So small!! October 12, 2009

By Jenny Baker

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

I was hugely disappointed when I received this book in the mail. It is half the size of the previous books, with only one secret per page. Also, there are a few postcards that still have the mail tag thing covering up some of the words!! AAH! Other than that, there are some great secrets in this one, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading (and re-reading) it.