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    <body><![CDATA[The 1 star review is not a reflection on Rilke, but the editor and his &quot;considerations,&quot; Mr. John Mood.  If you're thinking of reading Rilke, please try Letters to a Young Poet instead.<br/><br/>Mr. Mood is quite clear from the get go that this collection is the way he sees Rilke and his...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/495248">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Some of the letter/essay material is gorgeous.  But the editor has hacked up the poetry beyond recognition -- you literally get 3 lines at any given time.  I'm making 5 stars for the first bit and 1 star for the second bit equal to four, just cause some of the first bit was so nice.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The translations to the poems aren't so great, in my opinion (luckily the originals are included), but the essays are very well done (as far as I can tell without the originals).  I definitely have to reread this one.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book got me through my divorce and many other years after that. There are better books or collections of Rilke, but this has a special place in my heart and my perspective.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Last winter was Letters to a Young Poet, and On Love came along in a similarly timely fashion. And was also perfect. ]]></body>
    
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