In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby suffered a stroke to the brainstem. This left him with locked-in syndrome. Basically, all his mental faculties were functioning but his body was not. He had a functioning left eye and, with physical therapy, eventually could shake his head a bit and move his tongue eno...
It wasn't what I expected but it was pretty enjoyable. It reads more like a short memoir than an adventure story. The story is amazing he wrote the whole thing by blinking his eyes while the rest of him was paralyzed. It's only 130 pages but it's a lot to digest. It gives amazing insight to some...