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Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your LifeIn her first memoir, award winning novelist Yiyun Li offers a journey of recovery through literature: a letter from a writer to like minded readers. "A meditation on the fact that literature itself lives and gives life." Marilynne Robinson, author of Gilead "What a long way it is from one life to another, yet why write if not for that distance?" Startlingly original and shining with quiet wisdom, this is a luminous account of a life lived with books.
In her first memoir, award-winning novelist Yiyun Li offers a journey of recovery through literature: a letter from a writer to like-minded readers. "A meditation on the fact that literature itself lives and gives life."--Marilynne Robinson, author of Gilead "What a long way it is from one life to another, yet why write if not for that distance?" Startlingly original and shining with quiet wisdom, this is a luminous account of a life lived with books. Written over two years while the author battled suicidal depression, Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life is a painful and yet richly affirming examination of what makes life worth living. Yiyun Li grew up in China and has spent her adult life as an immigrant in a country not her own. She has been a scientist, an author, a mother, a daughter--and through it all she has been sustained by a profound connection with the writers and books she loves. From William Trevor and Katherine Mansfield to S ren Kierkegaard and Philip Larkin, Dear Friend is a journey through the deepest themes that bind these writers together. Interweaving personal experiences with a wide-ranging homage to her most cherished literary influences, Yiyun Li confronts the two most essential questions of her identity: Why write? And why live? Praise for Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life "Li has stared in the face of much that is beautiful and ugly and treacherous and illuminating--and from her experience she has produced a nourishing exploration of the will to live willfully."--The Washington Post "Li's transformation into a writer . . . is nothing short of astonishing.'"--The New York Times Book Review "An arrestingly lucid, intellectually vital series of contemplations on art, identity, and depression."--The Boston Globe "Li is an exemplary storyteller and this account of her journey back to equilibrium, assisted by her closest companion, literature, is as powerful as any of her award-winning fiction, with the dark fixture of her Beijing past at its centre."--Financial Times "Every writer is a reader first, and Dear Friend is Li's haunted, luminous love letter to the words that shaped her. . . . Her own prose is both lovely and opaque, fitfully illuminating a radiant landscape of the personal and profound."--Entertainment Weekly "Yiyun Li's prose is lean and intense, and her ideas about books and writing are wholly original."--San Francisco ChronicleBinding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade
Published: 02/20/2018
ISBN: 9780399589102
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d
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Cool light bars
Color: Black
Lights work great. Easy to install and connect to the app. Endless color options and they fit perfect on my desk. I stuck two of the behind my monitor and two on the side to make nice ambient light. I like that you dont need the app to turn on the lights.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Decent Light Bars, But More Options in the App
Color: Black
The Govee RGBIC Light Bars are pretty decent overall. The lights are bright and add a nice atmosphere behind the TV. The 15-inch bars fit well for a TV setup in the 45–70 inch range, and the different placement options make it easy to set them up the way you want.
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That said, I do wish there were more options available without having to rely on the app. The basic settings work fine, but it would be nice to have a few more built-in modes.
Overall, they’re solid lights that look good and work well, especially if you like adding ambient lighting to your TV area.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Cannot recommend this brand enough!!
Color: Black
Although govee is a bit more expensive the price is worth it.
This is the second pair of lights I now own by this brand and seriously they are unmatched! The lighting is phenominal while they remain relatively light in weight. While thwy do have a built in remote on them they also have a govee app which is extremely accessible.
It allows you to pick from a RGB wheel, the brightness, and even different flow modes. The light is broken up into segments internally allowing for maximum customization.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Quality, Easy to install, Infinite color and setting options
Color: Black
Yet again, Govee does not disappoint. Super easy setup (especially if you already have the app installed) and just the right amount of ambiance with seemingly unlimited color options and various still, or dynamic settings. Oh, and all this fir a very readonable price. Big fan here!
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★★★★★ 5
Such awesome vibe boosters
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These has improved the vibe so much In my room. Love how easy it was to find new color schemes to set the mood. Nice and double and the app is easy for controlling.
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