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PublisherScribner
ISBN-101501107836
ISBN-139781501107832
eBay Product ID (ePID)219320660
Product Key Features
Book TitleDear Mr. You
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLetters, Personal Memoirs, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year2015
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
AuthorMary-Louise Parker
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight15.5 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-017170
ReviewsThis book will shake your soul out. Funny, surprising, angry, intimate, political, saucy, profound, and very very tender indeed, this is a book that will pass from mother to daughter to father to son and back to mother again. A wonderful literary achievement., Parker dives into complex topics that aren't always easy to put to paper with humor and rich, full writing. She draws the readers in and will have them hooked until the final page. Dear Mr. You is a thrilling and brilliant début by an accomplished actor., The book is written in a smart, beguiling voice that is inextricably entwined with qualities that Ms. Parker radiates as an actress. There's as much flintiness as reckless charm. Flirtation and mischief are big parts of her arsenal. So is the honest soul-searching that gives this slight-looking book much more heft than might be expected....Its tone is brave and warmly conspiratorial, neither of which has ever hurt an already well-known, professionally adorable person when it comes to attracting readers. That Ms. Parker's book is so seriously good seems like overkill., To have an artist accomplishedin one genre triumph in another-seemingly out of the blue-is an extraordinaryevent. Mary-Louise Parker's Dear Mr. You is a pants-pissinglyfunny, gut-wrenching meditation on her loving and tormented encounters with themasculine. From grandfather to father to son to the wacky, pre-Burning Manhippie with a loincloth who haunts her at a co-op job to the lover who deservesthe coda 'Sleep tight, little monster.' Whether honoring the ash-coveredfirefighter she sees on 9/11 or shouting as a crazy person at her malignantlylost cabdriver, Parker merges memoir with poetry in this haunting, sui generiswork. I drank it down in one gulp, then started back at page one again. Amagnificent, necessary surprise., Parker's prose is infused with a perfect balance of sarcasm, humor and poetic language. Her letters shine with candid, self-aware depth--unabashed in revealing the truth of her own nature and experiences., Parker writes with a poetic urgency and flighty grace that you've seen before in the characters she's played. And the result is remarkably compelling., I am a memoir connoisseur. I teach the form. I read dozens upon dozens of 'true' stories every year, and only two or three stand out. Dear Mr. You stands out., Parker dives into complex topics that aren't always easy to put to paper with humor and rich, full writing. She draws the readers in and will have them hooked until the final page. Dear Mr. You is a thrilling and brilliant dbut by an accomplished actor., To have an artist accomplished in one genre triumph in another--seemingly out of the blue--is an extraordinary event. Mary-Louise Parker's Dear Mr. You is a pants-pissingly funny, gut-wrenching meditation on her loving and tormented encounters with the masculine. From grandfather to father to son to the wacky, pre-Burning Man hippie with a loincloth who haunts her at a co-op job to the lover who deserves the coda 'Sleep tight, little monster.' Whether honoring the ash-covered firefighter she sees on 9/11 or shouting as a crazy person at her malignantly lost cabdriver, Parker merges memoir with poetry in this haunting, sui generis work. I drank it down in one gulp, then started back at page one again. A magnificent, necessary surprise., Dear Mr. You boasts both innovative style and profound substance. . . . Parker's writing is full of poetry, too, with lines as startling as breaking glass. . . . Flashing backward and forward in time, and into and out of all these lives, Dear Mr. You is really about finding the beauty, the humor - and the sorrows - in our lives and the lives of others, and being glad and grateful for all of it. So here is my letter: Dear Ms. Parker, Thank you for this dazzling collection., "Parker's first book is unconventional, spirited, refreshingly honest, and painfully funny....Each letter proves Parker as a writer capable of inspiring depth and self-reflection. With Dear Mr. You , this accomplished actress can confidently add "slash writer" to her bio -- and her fans should consider that addendum just as confidently.", Mary-Louise Parker's Dear Mr. You is straight-up fantastic; a gripping and deeply humane and often hilarious book. It catches glimpses of life at all sorts of unexpected moments, electrifying them with its sharp-eyed astonishment at how absurd and joyous things can get. There's nothing cheaply-earned about its wonder; nothing sugarcoated in its gratitude.It's all grit, all messy particulars--full of surprise and full-throated in its song., Parker has written a book that deserves an audience even if its author were anonymous... Throughout her tone is celebratory but not gushing,and she's nothing if not a shrewd judge of character and what warrants holding dear: the loving letters to her father could draw tears from a stone., Parker's missives move effortlessly among nostalgia, intensity, and playfulness, but in the end, they all work together to reveal both the small and large ways in which we impact each other. A unique, poised, and polished first book from a respected actress., Yes, that Mary-Louise Parker ( Weeds , Proof ). Her debut memoir is couched as a series of letters--funny, heartbreaking, steamy, wise--to men who have touched her life: friends, family, lovers and total strangers....Parker doesn't name names or connect dots. What she does is provide a series of strobe-lit glimpses into an extraordinary life., By turns fiercely intelligent and downright goofy, Parker is above all relentlessly self-critical, and often self-deprecating. Among the many things we learn she cannot do are juggle, manage money, and say no. What she can do is write. Many actors produce books, but few of these leave a reader wanting more;Parker is a formidably talented exception., Dear Mr. You boasts both innovative style and profound substance. . . . Parker's writing is full of poetry, too, with lines as startling as breaking glass. . . . Flashing backward and forward in time, and into and out of all these lives, Dear Mr. You is really about finding the beauty, the humor -- and the sorrows -- in our lives and the lives of others, and being glad and grateful for all of it. So here is my letter: Dear Ms. Parker, Thank you for this dazzling collection., Mary-Louise Parker's Dear Mr. You is straight-up fantastic; a gripping and deeply humane and often hilarious book. It catches glimpses of life at all sorts of unexpected moments, electrifying them with its sharp-eyed astonishment at how absurd and joyous things can get. There's nothing cheaply-earned about its wonder; nothing sugarcoated in its gratitude.It's all grit, all messy particulars-full of surprise and full-throated in its song., Quite stunning...At times poetic, at times deeply funny, these missives strike the right balance between sentiment and fact, storytelling and musing., That rarest of things: A celebrity actor's memoir that briefly elevates the form with a literary approach and some real style., A bold, powerful, and decidedly non-Hollywood exercise… Each letter paints a fuller picture of its author. . . . [Parker's] poet's prose is lyrical, funny, sad, strange, and very often beautiful . . . Yes, she's a writer, too., A colorful anthology of funny, lonely and poignant moments from one woman's life. Her biographical approach is extremely innovative. Parker takes a hard look at the men in her life in order to analyze their impact on the woman she is today. And that woman is complex, compassionate, loving and talented., A bold, powerful, and decidedly non-Hollywood exercise... Each letter paints a fuller picture of its author. . . . [Parker's] poet's prose is lyrical, funny, sad, strange, and very often beautiful . . . Yes, she's a writer, too., Mary-Louise Parker's Dear Mr. You is straight-upfantastic; a gripping and deeply humane and often hilarious book. It catchesglimpses of life at all sorts of unexpected moments, electrifying them with itssharp-eyed astonishment at how absurd and joyous things can get. There'snothing cheaply-earned about its wonder; nothing sugarcoated in its gratitude.It's all grit, all messy particulars-full of surprise and full-throated in itssong., Mary-Louise Parker is a smart, smart woman who GETS LIFE. In Dear Mr. You , Parker puts together all the letters she's written to the men in her life. Her grandfather, a priest, boyfriends. It's all there. It's dynamite., To have an artist accomplished in one genre triumph in another-seemingly out of the blue-is an extraordinary event. Mary-Louise Parker's Dear Mr. You is a pants-pissingly funny, gut-wrenching meditation on her loving and tormented encounters with the masculine. From grandfather to father to son to the wacky, pre-Burning Man hippie with a loincloth who haunts her at a co-op job to the lover who deserves the coda 'Sleep tight, little monster.' Whether honoring the ash-covered firefighter she sees on 9/11 or shouting as a crazy person at her malignantly lost cabdriver, Parker merges memoir with poetry in this haunting, sui generis work. I drank it down in one gulp, then started back at page one again. A magnificent, necessary surprise., "Parker's first book is unconventional, spirited, refreshingly honest, and painfully funny....Each letter proves Parker as a writer capable of inspiring depth and self-reflection. With Dear Mr. You , this accomplished actress can confidently add "slash writer" to her bio - and her fans should consider that addendum just as confidently.", Parker stakes her claim as 'best literary writer' among contemporary celebrities with this fiction-memoir hybrid. The title refers to the book's epistolary approach: it features a series of real and fiction letters sent to the men in her life. It's often funny as hell.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal791.4302/8092 B
SynopsisA wonderfully unconventional literary debut from the award-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker. An extraordinary literary work, Dear Mr. You renders the singular arc of a woman's life through letters Mary-Louise Parker composes to the men, real and hypothetical, who have informed the person she is today. Beginning with the grandfather she never knew, the letters range from a missive to the beloved priest from her childhood to remembrances of former lovers to an homage to a firefighter she encountered to a heartfelt communication with the uncle of the infant daughter she adopted. Readers will be amazed by the depth and style of these letters, which reveal the complexity and power to be found in relationships both loving and fraught.
LC Classification NumberPN2287.P267A3 2015
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- 08. Mär. 2016
Dear mr. You
I had a hard time reading this and didn't finish. Could not keep my attention. Got lost in parts. This is only my thoughts as I need a book that grabs me at the start.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 19. Sep. 2016
Easy to read
Easy to read in a few days, great book.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 17. Mär. 2021
Dear Mr You
interesting bookBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 12. Dez. 2015
I'm the Uncle Charlie mentioned in the Book !!!
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