My love is blind

by Guan Heng Tan

246 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[A.K. Kulshreshth · Rating 5 out of 5]

A raw, semi-autobiographical, outstanding work about the life and love of a young man who became blind at the age of twenty-eight. The book really sings the most when it talks about love. There are parts that have to do with career and office politics which I thought would have benefited from editing -- but on second thought, it's just as well the author's voice came out true and unfiltered.

It is a hard act to deal with disability without being syrupy or bitter. Guan Heng Tan has done it, in spite of violating the "show, don't tell" rule in a few sections. Among the great passages in this book is a dream he has about the woman whom he loved all his life, and who left him when he became blind.

This is much more than a "Singapore" or "blind narrator" novel. It is just a great book that doesn't need those labels.

[Kevin Ghosty · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was pleasantly surprised by this little gem of a book. My dad says of this book, "I couldn't put it down, it was so gripping!"

Recommended for Singaporeans, and for people interested in how a man copes with life after being blinded in his 20s.

[Ismim Putera · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is rare to find a book that talks about the blind community. This is a good literary work. It tells us about medical causes of blindness & the challenges faced by blind people. This is also a semi-autobiographical work, hence plot-wise it does not have much climax in it. The story divides between the protagonist's love life and work life. The link between the two is poorly defined, ragged & tends to jumble around with other flat side characters. I do not like the romance part because it is poorly developed and not romantic. The ending is very unsatisfactory.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A semi autobiography, this provides insight into how the author coped with going blind in his twenties. A touching story about grit, determination, and love in an Asian context. Recommended for everyone.

[Wan Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Remarkable -Blind- Man. Chapter Of His life.