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by Jean-Dominique Bauby
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Nithou's Readings
Nithou's Readings rated it 10 years ago
Même si le fait d'écrire un livre dans cet état relève du défi, je n'ai pas trouvé personnellement énormément d'intérêt au livre, si ce n'est une enfilade de moments sans vraiment de liens ou d'évolution. Bien sûr la condition interpelle, certains moments sont touchants, mais ce n'est pas exactement...
Barrita
Barrita rated it 11 years ago
Aunque ciertamente el libro sería mucho menos poderoso si no se considerada el método con el cuál fue escrito y la historia del autor, eso no significa que perdería todo su mérito si así fuera. El narrador no es particularmente agradable y por momentos es terriblemente chocante. Quizá lo realmente...
rionafaith
rionafaith rated it 11 years ago
The first time I heard about Locked-In Syndrome was on that episode of House. I almost didn't believe it was a real condition at first, it seemed so horrific. Being trapped in your own body like that, with a mind as sharp as ever but unable to control your body or communicate? It's the stuff of nigh...
travelin
travelin rated it 12 years ago
If he could have just held out a little longer, technology and time enough for the body to heal might have made his condition seem far less tragic.
paigeawesome
paigeawesome rated it 12 years ago
I took one look at the description and was expecting something insightful, inspirational, profound, poignant or at LEAST "wistful, mischievous, angry, and witty," as the description says. It was none of them. Not even angry--that would have been cool. The one thing it had going for it was that it wa...
Bookivorous
Bookivorous rated it 14 years ago
Account of how it is to live paralysed apart from a single eyelid. Devoid of self-pity, testament to the intellect and determination of its author.
NinthWanderer
NinthWanderer rated it 14 years ago
I've spent the last several days digging around in 15-year-old memories trying to recall anything I can about Dec. 8, 1995. It was my 22nd birthday. Did I have a party? Did I go out with friends, or to dinner with family? I was in my last year of college. Did I have a final exam? I always had finals...
In Dreams Awake
In Dreams Awake rated it 14 years ago
Amazing. I kept thinking in the short amount of time it took me to read this book, just how long it must have taken to write it, to blink out every letter of every word. I can't imagine living in that kind of prison. I took the way Mr. Bauby described his life before his stroke as being a superficia...
Lost in the Stacks
Lost in the Stacks rated it 15 years ago
An excellent book by an active and talented man brought down by 'locked-in' syndrome. highly recommended.
Lavinia
Lavinia rated it 16 years ago
The dramatic nature of the book lies in its writing process: blinking the words, letter by letter. This must have been a tremendous effort, for both Bauby and the woman who did the actual writing. Apart from that, I’ve definitely read better prose and more interesting memoirs. I suspect the film to ...
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