This is a series of vignettes composed and painstakingly dictated by a man with "locked-in" syndrome. He could only communicate with eye blinks, but had a very fertile and sharp mind. He shares what it's like to live with his condition, as well as stories from his life before the stroke that stole h...
With its observations and ruminations, it's as if this book were told by a man attending his own funeral. No disrespect intended, but while it is remarkable that Bauby was able to dictate this book, the content of the book doesn't strike me as remarkable. The cover of my copy includes this soundbite...
A short but beautiful. The language is easy (I read the English translation though), some parts poetic, and definitely portrayed a spirit that refused to give up easily to the locked-in syndrome Mr. Bauby was in. It might be more lyrical if I know the French language it was actually written.
When I heard what this book was about I did not want to read it at all. It's about the ex editor of Elle who had locked-in syndrome - ie his body was useless, but his mind worked perfectly and he wrote this book by blinking his left eye lid... Hmmm... However, it was really funny and real and I woul...
Jean-Dominique Baube, the forty-something editor of Elle magazine in Paris, husband, father, was stricken by a rare brain disease. After several weeks in a coma he awoke to find that he was a prisoner inside his own body, with control over only his left eye, and motion limited to twisting his head l...
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