A Lifetime of Secrets: A PostSecret Book

I love the Post Secret books. This one is awesome and very thick. I would rate it 5 stars, but mine is used from a library and it has a few bent pages. Overall very good!

I've been reading the PostSecret blog ever since its debut, i guess... And i kind of remember the feeling it gave me the first time i read it or understood the proposal of the website. It was like, revealing. I could feel this awkwardness of getting so deep in touch with strangers, trough their secrets, a very surprising intimacy. It was really good, very moving.But as it happens in every aspect of life, after i became a constant visitor to the blog, i gradually lost that surprise effect and got used to that expected level of emotion... Even though i still loved the site, it became usual to me.Then i got this book. It's the first one i've got. As i went through its pages i felt that primary feeling growing back inside me. The arrangement of secrets along a timeline, covering a whole lifetime, gave the chance to watch the growth of a person, sometimes myself. Near the end there was this strange impression that i had a child, who i watched grow old, loved, understood and identified with myself, as if we had spent our lives together, gone through loving, funny, scary and sad moments, and moved on. Through these time steps i could feel again that first surrender emotion, as if i had given myself completely to another person. I can only imagine what it feels like to those who actually share a secret.It really is a great book, even with such few words... Which, actually, with the help of the personal artwork, brings a level of "straightness" that rarely appears on real books. The story (there is, indeed, a story) seems much more real and tangible than many novels, and this ability to see ourselves in those secrets is key to this book. That's what moves us so much.Now that i've fully read it (which didn't take long, being so compelling), the book lays on my coffe table just waiting for me to want to remember. It kinda works now as a family album. Whenever i feel nostalgic i can open it and take me to my memories. It'll even take me to the future!Well... I hope that whoever reads this gets to understand my english. And if you already like the blog and is thinking about getting this book, i trully recommend it! ;D

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This book has an unusual history. It began as a community where people were encouraged to send in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard. The key word - Anonymous. This struck a chord in many, allowing them a way to let loose a wealth of pent-up emotions and desires, from funny to grotesque. It also struck a chord in people who read the Blog site and watched videos of some of the secret scenarios. From there, a series of books has emerged and this is the latest. Think of it - starting from anonymous postcards to build into a popular Blog and now this book. Okay, I'm sure you want to know about the secrets in the book. Writing from a personal perspective, I got vicarious satisfaction from reading about urges that some people had (for revenge or to satisfy a desire) that I'd also shared. People wrote of having affairs for revenge, of unrequited love, of taking LSD at Disneyland and having sheer terror. One of the most amazing things about this book? How touching it can be to read of all the hidden emotions that people rarely feel comfortable talking about -even to their closest friends. It is a confession, of sorts, sent out to the world. Some people have come forward and told me of postcards they've sent and of how "relieved" or "lighter" they'd felt afterwards so I think my confession analogy isn't off base - in some instances. This is a fascinating and evolving community and project and the book is a rare chance to get a glimpse of what is often hidden behind social conventions. I urge you to have a look at this one!

This was an amazing book and I truly enjoyed my purchase of this book. It was in amazing condition and priced reasonably and fair. Perfect!

Gr8 book but it has alot of suicide reference

What a mixed box of chocolates this book is. it will shock you, it will make you smile, it will make you cry, and it will leave you speechless sometimes. but it definitely makes you feel good about your own secrets

This beautiful book collects the deepest intimacies of small children to old adults and all the in betweens to let us know that regardless of your age, you have a secret or you may be someone's secret. This is the second book I purchase from Frank Warren, Postsecret being the first and I was deeply pleased by the ability that people can unload their secret into a post card and make it creative. It's just not about confession but making it more sincere by adding a piece of imagination to it. We could all just write some words and send them but by adding a few illustrations, photos, drawings, we are making it authentic within ourselves and for the anonymous reader

Everyone should have a copy of this bookAbsolutely brilliant!!!!!!!!’n

Bought this for my daughter as well as the first one. Same style (of course) so the same review. Buy it if you want to be enthralled, sad, happy, curious and depressed all in the space of an hour.A little comment can go a long way to making you think .....

Bought as a gift for a friend who enjoys these things. Nicely presented hard back book.

Big fan of the post secret website and was overjoyed when I found out they did books compiled with many many post secrets. Hours of laughter and emotional secrets to pass any time of the day.

perfect - totally pleased thank you