My Secret: A PostSecret Book (Postsecret) by Frank Warren Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of My Secret: A PostSecret Book (Postsecret)
Book Review: Awesome Idea...tons of fun to read!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love post secret and the person i gave the gift to also loves post secret! Its a great gift idea and tons of fun for everyone!Book Review: Not as good as the first book...
Summary: 3 Stars
It's not as good as the first book, but still intriguing nonetheless. If you're a PostSecret fan, I would still recommend getting it, I don't think you'll regret it.Book Review: How do you Weigh a Secret?
Summary: 5 Stars
Post Secret is a great way to let people present their most trying tribulations in a way that is somewhat unique. It could even be argued that psychology, for all its cure-alls, doesn't take full advantage of newer technologies and places like Post Secret really show how much of a person can be wrapped up in an unexpressed sigh. When you think of stress being the #1 killer in the United States and the "unknown" pieces to that puzzle including ideas like secrets, it makes you wonder how much a simple idea really weighs.
In that right, the idea isn't so simple anymore.
In the Post Secret books, the author/web creator takes what he things are the most relevant pieces from the site and compiles them for everyone to see. Its a good effort, too, and one that deserves to be commended. The problem is that this book, unlike the first one, doesn't really have the scope or depth to present all the problems people experience. It is, in fact, more of a young adult reader, taking problems like not fitting in or not feeling pretty and pushing them ahead of problems like finding stamps and a letter in the attic and remembering how you should have written your grandmother before she died. That's not to say that the problems don't have something to say or an audience to address because they do. When reading them I found myself tearing up on some pages, wondering how terrible some of those experiences were. The thing is that the same problems keep occurring, not really giving you the full scope of what the sight accomplishes.
While this isn't what I would call "a failing," I would consider it a blemish and perhaps something to remedy in the coming additions.
For anyone that hasn't read a Post Secret book, they can really make you stop and think about the pain existing in the world. If you have a chance you should pick up the first book and then progress forward, actually bearing the weight of the confessions and seeing what people endure. As a bystander it is amazing to see what people need to say and, as someone who has added to the fray, it works as a remedy for many of the things that ail you.
It comes recommended, albeit less than the first book, with a comment that says that you should really check out the website as well.
Book Review: I agree, the others are better
Summary: 4 Stars
It seems that the popular idea is that the others are better than this one, and I would have to agree. This does seem lighter. the secrets are from the younger generations, although I wonder how Frank came to this conclusion based solely on the art and the secret. Still really interesting, but get the others first.Book Review: Fabulous
Summary: 5 Stars
I love the website... love the books. Frank is a genius with a wonderfully compassionate heart... May Postsecret live on forever.