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A review by bermudaonion
Craigslist Confessional: A Collection of Secrets from Anonymous Strangers by Helena Dea Bala
3.0
3.5 stars
Dea Bala placed an ad on Craigslist asking people to tell her about themselves. A surprising number responded. She would meet them in a public place and listen and then go home and write about their stories. At the beginning of each story readers are told the person’s name and their age range. The stories were written well enough but I found them all to be sad and depressing so I could only read a few at a time. The stories did make me reflect on how fortunate I’ve been even as they made me sad for the people who were telling them.
Dea Bala placed an ad on Craigslist asking people to tell her about themselves. A surprising number responded. She would meet them in a public place and listen and then go home and write about their stories. At the beginning of each story readers are told the person’s name and their age range. The stories were written well enough but I found them all to be sad and depressing so I could only read a few at a time. The stories did make me reflect on how fortunate I’ve been even as they made me sad for the people who were telling them.