Notes on Blindness: A Journey Through the Dark (Wellcome)
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (637 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073GJBSFZ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Notes on Blindness was the basis for a major documentary in 2016.. He would lose his sight entirely, plunged into darkness, unable to distinguish any sense of light or shadow. Not a gift I want, but it is a gift." Days before the birth of his first son, writer and academic John M. And eventually, he finds a new way of experiencing the world, of seeing the light despite the darkness. With astonishing lucidity of thought and no self-pity, he describes the horror of being faceless, and asks what it truly means to be a husband and father. Soon, he had forgotten what his wife and daughter looked like. Isolated and claustrophobic, he sank into a deep depression. Hull started to go blind. In Notes on Blindness, John reveals his profound sense of loss, his altered perceptions of time and space, of waking and sleeping, love and companionship. "It's a gift. Based on John's diaries recorded on audio tape, this is a profoundly moving, wise and life-affirming account of one man's journey into blindness
Live each day absorbing all that is around you and appreciate it's beauty. I was fascinated by the thoughts and feelings of someone who went from being a sighted person to being completely blind after half a lifetime had already passed. The affect of this situation on John and on his family was life changing. Even with the detailed description of how it felt to be blind, I can not imagine how I would cope with such a situation if I experienced a similar tragedy. As with any life altering event, one must continue to live life and attempt to make a difference i. Britta Jensen said An incredibly inspiring journey. This is the sort of book you can read on a bad day, good day, and still get something out of it. What a wonderful inspiring journey: this ought to be recommended reading for all English literature classes!. Terrific story NJG Exciting' humble concise and real. I learned about the isolation he felt. How he learned to !I've with handicap. He was a wonderful dad and husband.