Dear Mr. You

De: Mary-Louise Parker

Narrado por: Mary-Louise Parker

2017 Audie Award Finalist for Narration by the Author

A 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. Listeners 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.

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So many feels in this book

Mary Louise Parker takes you on a tour of how her life was shaped. She rivets you and often makes you feel like you are right beside her sitting on the porch as she regales you with stories of these men. She is the girlfriend I yearn for that shares secrets that you share without revealing names. You laugh just as easily as you cry with her, and at times you just want to give her a big hug. amazing read.

1k stars!!!!

heehawed. bawled. this was so good. love the format and reading. way to slay it Mary Louise Parker!!!!

just read it...

...or better yet, listen on audio. Its awesome! A review cannot do it justice. entertaining, respectful, deep and genuine,,,!

She should write more!

I loved this book!! It's nt just another celebrity book! Written in a very sophisticated way, and her narrating just made it perfect!
Omg Mary Louise parker is one of the last remaining respectable actresses in Hollywood. Somebody that's actually talented, educated and classy

I liked it

It's like a diary. steamy in some parts and I don't agree a man with a woman before marriage although the steamy should be part of a marriage. Enjoyed her capturing different times and folks in her life.

Mesmerizing!

This book is wonderful, and MLP’s voice is as smooth as butter. An excellent listen.

Parker is a poet.

Beautiful book full of grace and wisdom. Read like a close friend revealing their best moments and realizations.

You know this is going to be good

I'll admit to being a fanboy of Ms. Parker long before Weeds. At least back to Fried Green Tomatoes and that's 25 years ago! So even though I'm just about done with my celebrity autobiography binge, I had to get this one. And I'm glad I did. Of course, she narrates it herself. So one at least gets the impression they really are meeting Mary-Louise.

The book is setup as a collection of letters to men in her life. I'm guessing NOT every man in her life. But this book definitely gets me thinking - "If I had met her at some point in her life, would I be in this book?" I'm egotistical enough to think maybe. Probably not. Unless ...

What a feast!

MLP has poured her heart and soul into the essays and story reading. Absolutely loved it!

Mary-Louise has elevated the form!

I was in the same freshman drama class as ML, so to read her account of those days and people was to relive them with a sensitive clarity I never could have done even in real time. What astonishes me most though is the way she uses her poetic voice to render a life that is by turns fragile, humble, angry, lovely, loving, triumphant and most of all fierce, girl! We the reader have no choice but to confront, then know and then finally love ourselves more deeply…if only to ape the love bursting to escape from a heart as large as hers. Each chapter/letter left me in tears. What kept me going was the promise that in reading further I’d invariably laugh loudly enough to disturb my subway neighbors and next have my breath deftly stolen by unimaginably gorgeous word choice. I need a moment to stop tingling but I cannot wait to reread this poignant affirmation of life!


Michael Cole