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 Interesting, thought-provoking pieces
A review of Harper's Magazine, November 24, 2009
Submitted by: dan
I have enjoyed reading Harper's for the first time. I especially have enjoyed the short pieces/excerpts near the front of the magazine.
 What an eclectic mix of intelligence and insight!
A review of Harper's Magazine, November 17, 2009
Submitted by: JP from Claremont, CA
Harper's has yet to disappoint me! I love the breadth and depth of your articles. They are timely and important and go into detail not typically seen in magazines today. I also appreciate the Harper's outlook and feel at home on your pages. Thanks for the treat.
Great diversity of literature
A review of Harper's Magazine, November 17, 2009
Submitted by: Jack from Orange, CA
This magazine is great of all genres of literature, including commentary and art and book reviews, etc. It's entertaining and informing and makes good use of images
A Magazine That Has Renewed My Faith In Humanity
A review of Harper's Magazine, October 20, 2009
Submitted by: Shell from Beaverton, Or
I have just received my third edition of your magazine. I have made copies of several of the articles and sent to friends. There were two in your October edition that I thought were enlighting and extremely well written. The first was the New Books article by Benjamin Moser. His obvious love of books and the erudite manifistation of his approach is a joy to read. I am looking forward to more. Also among my favorites is the essay "A Man Of Extinction" by Nicholas Fraser. I had never heard of the two gentlemen Mr. Ffraser discussed but after reading his beautiful essay I purchased this book. The photographs of Paolo Ventura in your November issue are powerful in their simplicity. I am happy to be a subscriber and feel honored to be a part of an intelligent aray of humaanity.
A review of Harper's Magazine, October 7, 2009
Submitted by: ts
Boring
Long Live Harper's
A review of Harper's Magazine, July 7, 2009
Submitted by: gretta from Fremont, NE
Surrounded by plastic constructs, we ache for the human truth that lives in good black ink on white pages. The feel of print, the smell of it, something to be read with
deliberation, savored. The unfakeable craftsmanship of words, the secret valley into which the piddled-on heart can escape. A single essay by Lewis Lapham can put all the snarky bloggers into perspective from here to eternity. Blogs--yech! Long live Harper's! I'm so glad to see it arriving at my door.
Excellent Magazine containing literature and political commentary
A review of Harper's Magazine, May 20, 2009
Submitted by: Lindsey Martin-Bowen, JD from Lee's Summit, MO
Containing short stories by renown author, political commentary, essays, and book reviews, Harper's is a top magazine. For example, the June issue contains a short story by Kurt Vonnegut ("Little Drops of Water"), an excerpt of a poem by Tennessee Williams from Southwest Review, a "Forum" Department containing comments from such writers as Sherman Alexie, Jamaica Kincaid, and Kevin Baker, and an article by Fredrerick Kaufman commenting on Bill Gates.
The writing is top-notch, too. No kidding--this is five-star stuff.
Great read
A review of Harper's Magazine, March 17, 2009
Submitted by: Marie
Harper's is generally very interesting. There are some long articles I can't always get to, but wish I could.
A review of Harper's Magazine, January 20, 2009
Submitted by: Bob
Well written articles, thought-provoking, varied, and intelligent.
A Thinking Person's Magazine with a Liberal slant
A review of Harper's Magazine, December 11, 2007
Submitted by: K.T. from Bend, OR
Harper's offers intelligent articles about the world from Iraq and other hots spots to the lastest development in science, medicine, or history, etc. There is a monthly fiction piece, modern day or from another decade such as lost chapters from A Death in the Family.
Each month there are several short reading from the mundane to the quirky by famous living or dead people or by obscure people. There are also reviews in- depth about new books and pieces about critics and writers.
For entertainment, there is a Puzzle from various people on such subjects as Body Parts or whatever. When completed, the reader may enter the puzzle in a contest in which the first, three correct solutions win a year's subscription to Harper' s. Additional entertainment includes the back page Findings about an esoteric subject or the Harper's Index, which offers numbers about various topics, such as "number of seconds it takes a synthetic Christmas tree to burn" and the answer, 32.
There are also occasional poems tucked about.
A leisurely month's reading, ensuring added knowledge, entertainment, humor and pathos, and a challenge or two.
One of the best opinion magazines there is
A review of Harper's Magazine, December 10, 2007
Submitted by: Sandra from Yorba Linda, CA
Harper's consistently uses top writers for investigative reports, its opinion articles and its fiction (personally, I'd like to see more fiction). Like The New Yorker, Harper's reports on world events that seem to miss the daily press. We're particularly fond of former editor Lewis Lapham's essays, and of course, the Index is great fun. The magazine leans left, but relies strongly on documented evidence its presentations.
Essential magazines
A review of Harper's Magazine, December 10, 2007
Submitted by: Jim from Denver
There are three essential magazines for an informed citizen: The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, and Harpers.
Vital Information!
A review of Harper's Magazine, December 10, 2007
Submitted by: McBain
Harper's is an unsurpasses source of what's really going on in the world today. The articles are indepth and well-researched, providing information far beyond what is presented in the mainstream media. With "the news" becoming nothing more than "infotainment", magazines like Harper's are a vital source of real information. They also include meticulous sources and critical analysis to support the material presented.
Overall Review of Magazines
A review of Harper's Magazine, December 7, 2007
Submitted by: Juwel the Dog from Tucson, AZ
I read Harpers as often as possible, not just to be informed, but to get a liberal perspective of what is going on in the world. I also subscribe to conservative magazines as well. What I look for when reading any magazine or book that deals with political subjects is the complete and utter lack of adjectives. Harpers scores very high in this regard, for (in my mind at least) the more adjectives an article has, the lower the level of objectivity.
What I also look for are footnotes at the end of an article. Obviously, Harpers does not always includes footnotes. But it should. Also, every article should be open to commentary by people who do not nesessary agree with the arguments stated in he article. This would make Harpers, in my mind, a much better magazine.
One last thing, and that is that the writing in Harpers should be as far removed from propraganda and emotion as possible (in other words, as far removed from the tactics of both Michael Moore and Rush Limbaugh). When tonality has an effect on intelligence, logic, and objectivitity, I have learned to ignote it.
Take care,
John Scott Schwab
jspsjohn@comcast.net
A review of Harper's Magazine, August 20, 2007
Submitted by: Jim from Milwaukee, WI
Political articals especially good. Notebook usually excesptional.
thoughtful
A review of Harper's Magazine, July 12, 2007
Submitted by: mwb from medford, or
I like Harper's because it has diverse, thoughtful articles that often times have just the right amount of irreverance.
Intelligence with a Twist
A review of Harper's Magazine, July 12, 2007
Submitted by: jenkaybird from marina, ca
Having subscribed to Harper's for the last fifteen years I can assure you this is solid reporting and investigation in everything from the current state of politics to the nefariously humorous doings of the seedy underbelly of a popular cruise line. Book reveiws, newsbits, curious items and the ever-famous Harper's Index make Harper's a timeless classic.
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