‘War’ Lover

I saw the production of “War Letters” at the Canon Theater and I disagree with Diane Haithman’s review (“Emotion From the Front Lines in ‘War Letters,’” Feb. 19). Her observation that the “punch” of this material has been weakened by “five long months of hideous headlines” is, for me, more a comment on the reviewer’s detached state of mind.

On the contrary, I felt awakened to the humanity within each of us. The acting is superb and the subtle directing, where each actor becomes a different character, affected in a different way, in a different time, is haunting.

PATTY VAN SANTEN

Santa Monica