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PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God

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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.

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.

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.

they are amazing books.
i now own every single one of them and would never give them away if anything i'd purchase extras and give them away because they make you feel real, alive and never alone.

I absolutley love the whole idea behind post secret. Ihave never read anything so naturally true and honest. But beware, some of things you read may disturb you. I problably laughed a few times but most of my enegry went to feeling bad about the things I read. In all I am glad to have it in my collection of books. Its really a beautiful book just to look at. The pictures are vivid and eye popping. We all have our secrets and i think thats it is quite wonderful for these people to have outlet for whatever is was they could tell no one else

My daughter wanted this book and has all the others. She loves it.
I think it makes her think that her secrets are not all that bad
since many of these can be. I guess we all want to think our
thoughts are normal and this just validates that for her.

Excellent book, similar to those released prior with the exception of being smaller in size. An easy read for a spare hour or two, filled with vivid illusrations- perfect for the coffee table. Content is personal, moving, and connects the reader to humanity.

I have all of the Postsecret books and was surprised when this one showed up at about half the size of all the others. I wish there were more secrets but the quality of the book is good and the secrets are on point with the title.

I don't read these very often but i have kept a space on my bookshelf for the post secret books. Whenever I am down and overly burdened with life I take a look at one of the collections of beautifully crafted postcards with their poigniant secrets and realize that I am not alone. It may sound cheesy but if only for a moment it helps. I especially like the more portable nature of the new book so it's easy to stash in a purse or a bookbag and since several pages in previous books were taken up with responses to postcards or notes from frank it really didn't seem like you got any less secrets than the bigger version. The same secrets are often printed in multiple books such as the fear of growing up or of being alone or of wanting to be loved but I find that the repetition does not become monotonous but rather makes it more honest and communicates the universality of our desires as human beings and reinforces a sense of connection with one another. Overall, I highly recommend this or any other post secret book.

As any Frank Warren book reads... I was totally unable to put this down as i thumbed through the pages. I do always go back and look at the art of the post cards. I did not like this as much as some of the other books he has out however. Though none "repeat" alot of the messages repeat so that is a bit of a turn off.