I love Frank Bruni‘s nonfiction. This was a lovely and thoughtful meditation on aging, illness and disability, resilience, what matters in life - all the things. Really enjoyed it.
I love Frank Bruni‘s nonfiction. This was a lovely and thoughtful meditation on aging, illness and disability, resilience, what matters in life - all the things. Really enjoyed it.
A great introspective reflection on blindness, disability, and aging.
(Last night at work - seems fitting for the title of this book.). I really enjoyed the audiobook. Bruni talks about the experience of losing his sight and what he has learned from it. I think readers who are older or have long-term medical issues would appreciate what he has to say. Bruni gives wonderful examples of folks who manage to do amazing things with and despite their own setbacks. I may check in with this one again as I continue to age.
Listening to both of these audios. Moving between the lovely sound of Bruni‘s voice to Harvey‘s deep gravelly voice is quite the transition!
Few things are scarier than suddenly losing your sight, which happened to Bruni when he had a rare stroke in one eye. This is the story of him coming to terms with this loss (+ a failed relationship + his dad‘s dementia). It was a lot to handle in a single year, but people reached out to him after his NYT columns, and he interviewed several for this book. His disability made him appreciate more the invisible difficulties lots of people face.