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stellies's review against another edition
emotional
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inspiring
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lgwritermn's review against another edition
4.0
I always wondered what happened to Bob Woodruff following his accident while covering the war in Iraq. This book goes through his life before and after the horrific event. It actually shows deeper into his life and portrays many personal events from both his point of view and his wives, almost like a journal. I thought it was a pretty good book and shows more of a human side to a very high-profile journalist and his family.
pussreboots's review against another edition
3.0
In an Instant is a two part memoir, one about how the Woodruffs met and the other about Bob's recovery from the injuries he received when an IED exploded under the vehicle he was riding in. For the most part, Lee's memoir covers Bob's recovery. Bob's memoir in turn covers their courtship and marriage.
As Lee explains in the "About this Book" section, the process of writing was therapy for her during those tough weeks while Bob was in the medically induced coma. Bob's contribution to the book was also therapy and served as a way for him to recover. He had to relearn how to speak, write, walk and all the other things most adults take for granted.
For the gruesome details of Bob Woodruff's injuries, In an Instant is a fairly easy book to read. Lee's passages are by far the more interesting half of the book. Her descriptions of what happens to the body when it is hit by an IED are frank, raw and unglamorous. Bob's memories of his marriage and early career may be of interest to his fans but for me it interrupted the flow of an otherwise interesting book.
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As Lee explains in the "About this Book" section, the process of writing was therapy for her during those tough weeks while Bob was in the medically induced coma. Bob's contribution to the book was also therapy and served as a way for him to recover. He had to relearn how to speak, write, walk and all the other things most adults take for granted.
For the gruesome details of Bob Woodruff's injuries, In an Instant is a fairly easy book to read. Lee's passages are by far the more interesting half of the book. Her descriptions of what happens to the body when it is hit by an IED are frank, raw and unglamorous. Bob's memories of his marriage and early career may be of interest to his fans but for me it interrupted the flow of an otherwise interesting book.
If you are interested in winning my review copy, I will be drawing a winner at 11PM Pacific time on April 15th. To enter, please leave a comment on the original contest announcement. The comment must include your reason for wanting to read the book. Just leaving your name will not qualify as a comment. Comments left on this review, will not count.
mrshendricks's review against another edition
4.0
This is not the first personal story I have read about someone who survives a traumatic brain injury(TBI). Why I don't know, but TBI is very interesting to me. Reading about how the brain recovers from TBI and how the person with TBI is changed because of it is just very fascinating to me.
Woodruffs' story is amazing. If you've been through any kind of medical crisis with a loved one, there is much in this book that will ring true to you. It's been a long time since I've cried while reading a book but I cried three times while I read this. I also laughed. It's a story of hope and acceptance and perseverance and love.
Woodruffs' story is amazing. If you've been through any kind of medical crisis with a loved one, there is much in this book that will ring true to you. It's been a long time since I've cried while reading a book but I cried three times while I read this. I also laughed. It's a story of hope and acceptance and perseverance and love.
bookwormmichelle's review
4.0
This was pretty good. It was given to me and I knew very little about what happened--Bob Woodruff's face looked vaguely familiar to me and I remember hearing something once about journalists injured in Iraq, but since I haven't watched network TV news since before the FIRST Iraq war when I was in college, I was pretty out of the loop. This was engaging and honest, though. You don't have to have been a fan to be moved by the story of Woodruff's injury and recovery. I really felt for his wife.
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