84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
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Book Reviews of 84, Charing Cross Road
Book Review: Break out the hankies...but prepare to hold your sides, too!
Summary: 5 Stars
A gem of a book, this is one to keep...but to pass along,too. A true story that strikes a nodding-your-head-along-with-the-writer chord, then hits you square in the heart. For those who- like myself- are part of the dying breed of letter writers, this book does double duty: as a how-to fascinate on paper, and also as a companionable example of how the written word can move mountains. I have been known to dole this one out to particularly deserving souls. Who then become devotees. Read it, read it, read it!Book Review: charming and haunting.
Summary: 5 Stars
Do we ever appreciate the here and now when we're in the here and now? That's the thought that I was left with after reading this fabulous book. The time after the war may have been tough for both Helene and Frank, but those moments spent in correspondence were probably the best moments of their lives--and they didn't even know it. There's a lesson here. We shouldn't always look to the past or the future for our definition of happiness. We may be living it right now.Book Review: This book is beautiful
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is very touching, because it truly displays the feelings and insights of people in the form of letters, at first business letters and then, over the years, personal letters. The kindness of the British bookshop, and the wit and gratitude of the American "starving artist" are pleasant. Letters connect worlds. I'm 13, and found it interesting and not at all corny. It's true. Too bad the bookstore no longer exists, because it held so many memories.Book Review: A small wonderful book
Summary: 5 Stars
I first found this book ten years ago and I havebeen in love with it ever since. Comprised only
of letters, I often call this book a ray of
sunshine. Last year I gave it to my on-line
friends as I think that it is the kind of book
that on-line friends can identify with all too
well. It will make you smile, make you laugh,
and in the end make you cry. Please trust me and
get this book..the movie isn't half bad either.
Book Review: One of the most charming books I've ever read
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a collection of letters; mainly correspondence between Hanff and her London book seller, Frank Doel. The letters are witty and filled with literary reference that is sure to make any true reader fall in love with both Hanff and Doel. The imagery of New York and London, too, are there if you're looking for it.
I'd recommend reading 84 Charing Cross Road and Q's legacy as the two are intertwined in Hanff's life.