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akmatz's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
A great memoir that made me look at the world and blindness in a brand new way. I would highly recommend to anyone, but will also recommend to my brother who has a degenerative eye disease for his journey to the country of the blind.
erickaonpaper's review against another edition
i am coming back to you andrew don't worry!!!
hayleykriegs's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Solid mix of personal anecdote and well-researched background on blindness. I think it’s a great memoir for those who want to think more about philosophical issues within the disabled community.
lillianviolinist's review against another edition
4.25
This was a really thoughtful memoir about the author's own process of going blind combined with interesting history of blindness and the current state of blind activism and identity. I walked away from this book with a much better understanding of what it is to function as a blind person in our society and how I, as a sighted person, should engage with blind people. I thought that Leland did a great job melding his experience and thoughts with blindness with the blind issues and history he chose to highlight.
mcresnick3's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
4.75
i thought this was engaging, interesting, and so pleasant to listen to. as is the case for most of the memoirs i’ve consumed, the audiobook narrated by the author was wonderful. i appreciated the way he wove disability (particularly blindness) history into the memoir; i learned a lot but loved his unique perspective. only reason it wasn’t a 5 star read is because i found myself zoning out a bit in the middle, though that was likely on me and the context in which i was listening.
convivialcatch's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.25