The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death | Jean-Dominique Bauby

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death | Jean-Dominique Bauby | THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY

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	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death Jean-Dominique Bauby Vintage, 1998 - 144 pages average customer review:based on 159 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A Unique Book

The word "unique" is probably overused, but here it applies. This book was written by a stroke victim who was paralized except for one eye-lid. He laboriously wrote the book with the help of a therapist who kept reading the alphabet and the author would blink his eye when she came to the right letter. In this way, he is probably the only completely paralized stroke victim who could transmit his feelings and memories. Since his brain and senses functioned perfectly, he was able to do this. If you think that this is a depressing book, you are wrong - it is really uplifting. The movie made from this book is also very much worth seeing.

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THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY

Its one of the few times that the movie adds to the book, both should be experienced and are inspirational

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life and Death

I thought this was a wonderful quick read. I saw the movie and couldn't wait to read the book. How amazing that in all his struggles he was able to write this book. It shows you that even without body function the amazing strength of his will can go on.

wish i liked it more

I was so inspired by the premise, and I wondered what beautiful prose a man "locked in" would produce. Unfortunately, I found it average. The most inspirational part of the book was his willpower to write it, in his condition. It is also valuable to note how much he could think under the circumstances.
His situation however, was not unique, though his case was more extreme than most.
His life was not particularly inspirational - he seemed to live for fine cars and fine food and travel. A nice book, but probably more meaningful to his family and friends than the population at large.
Look elsewhere for inspiration.

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