The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
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That is what is so brilliant about this book is that he didnt drone on and on about his fate or his life lost. He acknowledged his grief and moved on and with his book celebrated his life





That is what is so brilliant about this book is that he didnt drone on and on about his fate or his life lost. He acknowledged his grief and moved on and with his book celebrated his life"
Thank you. I am surprised at some of the negative reviews. Self-centered? Aren't most of us? Yet when he had everything taken away, he realized how much he took for granted, and how much he missed simple pleasures - the taste of food - that he would never have again.
When I read it earlier today, he did not come across as self-centered or wallowing in self-pity. What did come through is the overwhelming frustration of his predicament, being totally reliant on others for almost everything. And still a humor and a strength shone through his words.
I was with him on every page, reliving some of the happier - and not so happy - memories of his life. I thought this book was excellent.

It can be looked at as waiting for a recovery - which medically, I don't think is possible.
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